Sleep Center Hawaii
Your Personal Info Could Be
Exposed Online After
This Hospital Breach
Breach Description
Sleep Center Hawaii, a medical sleep center with locations in Aiea, Hilo, and Kona, Hawaii, experienced a network security incident on October 12, 2022, which they detected and stopped. Upon discovering the incident, they immediately secured their network environment and initiated an investigation with the assistance of independent IT security and forensic specialists to determine the extent of the breach and take appropriate actions[1].
The investigation revealed that certain categories of patient information may have been exposed, including names, dates of birth, and insurance information. However, there has been no evidence found that patients’ information has been specifically misused as a result of the incident. Sleep Center Hawaii has notified all potentially affected individuals and has not received any reports of related identity theft as of the date of the incident report, January 18, 2023[1].
Affected individuals were mailed notification letters on January 17, 2023, which provided additional information about the incident. Sleep Center Hawaii also provided a toll-free number (1-833-570-2885) for individuals to call and learn more about the incident, available Monday through Friday from 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. HST[1].
Citations:
- http://sleepcenterhawaii.com/sleep-center-hawaii-notifies-individuals-of-data-incident/
- https://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/privacy-incident
- http://sleepcenterhawaii.com
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- https://hawaiineuroscience.com/sleep-and-insomnia-center/
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- https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/databreach/list
- http://sleepcenterhawaii.com/contact-us/