Health officials in Massachusetts are warning more than 134,000 residents, who currently or were enrolled in certain state programs, that their personal data may have been stolen.
are warning that more than 134,000 people may have had their personal and medical information stolen as part of a "worldwide data security incident" involving the file-transfer program MOVEit.
Data that the EOHHS said may have been subject to "unauthorized acquisition" include names, dates of birth, mailing addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information and protected health information such as "diagnosis/treatment information, prescription information, provider names, dates of service, claims information, health insurance member ID numbers, and other health insurance related information.
The office said when UMass Chan learned about the vulnerability on June 1, it immediately fixed it, contacted law enforcement and launched an investigation. Massachusetts state health officials say some files in the data breach"may have been subject to unauthorized acquisition."
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