The Record reports:
A ransomware attack in May exposed 2.5 million patients of hospitals connected to healthcare giant Norton Healthcare.
In notices submitted to regulators in Maine and California last week, the company said it discovered the attack on May 9 and later confirmed that it was dealing with a ransomware incident.
After an investigation, the company said the data of current and former patients, employees, as well as employee dependents and beneficiaries were leaked as a result of the attack. Impacted data includes names, contact information, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, health information, insurance information, and medical identification numbers.
Driver’s license numbers and other government ID numbers, financial account numbers, and digital signatures were also affected in some instances, the company explained.
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