3.7K at risk after Temple University breach

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | Cybersecurity

A break-in of an unencrypted desktop computer resulted in the breach of 3,780 patients’ personal data at Philadelphia-based Temple University.

Information at risk included patients’ full name, age, procedure type with description and billing code associated with the procedure—as well as the name of the referring physician and medical record number. The laptop did not contain Social Security numbers or financial data.

The school has implemented a number of mitigating measures, including re-education of personnel, the development of mechanisms to increase physical surveillance and additional security layers for desktop computers.

“We deeply regret the incident and inconvenience this may have caused for our patients,” according to a notice.

 

Laura Pedulli

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