Identity theft ring cause of Fla. data breach

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | Cybersecurity

Members of an identify theft criminal operation accessed the personal information of nearly 8,000 patients at Miami-based Jessie Trice Community Health Center, reports SC Magazine.

The operation captured the names, dates of birth and Social Security number of the victims, but not the medical information. The healthcare center did not provide specifics on how these data were compromised, but did say that federal law enforcement authorities notified them of the breach. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service currently are investigating the matter.

“The leadership of Jessie Trice Community Health Center deeply regrets this incident and is working vigorously and diligently assessing how to mitigate future risks to all patients and has implemented new procedures and protocols to protect patient information so that this type of theft cannot reoccur,” according to a statement to affected patients.

Laura Pedulli

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