Tennessee breach impacts 60k state employees

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | Cybersecurity

The state of Tennessee informed about 60,000 staffers who participated in its employees' health screenings the breach of their personal information after a hacker accessed the computer system of one of its subcontractors.

Healthways, the state’s contractor that provides biometric screenings, informed officials that an unknown source gained unauthorized access to the computer system of its subcontractor, Onsite Health Diagnostic (OHD), from Jan. 4 to April 11. Information at risk includes names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and gender.

“The information which was accessed did NOT include members' Social Security numbers, employee IDs or any medical or financial information. OHD has received no reports of identity theft related to this incident,” according to a notice published on Tennessee’s Benefits Administration page. 

Laura Pedulli

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