US Medical Transcription Firm Announces 9 Million Patients' Data Stolen in Hack
- 6 months ago
US Medical Transcription Firm , Announces 9 Million Patients' , Data Stolen in Hack.
TechCrunch reports that almost nine million patients
in the United States had their highly-sensitive
personal information stolen in a recent cyberattack.
The attack on medical transcription
company Perry Johnson & Associates,
or PJ&A, occurred earlier this year. .
The Nevada-based company provides transcription
services for health care organizations and
physicians, dictating and transcribing patient notes.
According to a legally-required filing with the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
the company said data belonging to over
8.95 million individuals was part of the breach.
According to a legally-required filing with the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
the company said data belonging to over
8.95 million individuals was part of the breach.
Patients were not notified of the breach
until six months after it occurred. .
According to the filing, stolen data included
patients' names, dates of birth, addresses,
medical records and hospital account numbers. .
The information also included
admission diagnoses, as well
as dates and times of service. .
PJ&A said that the stolen data included details
like Social Security numbers, as well as insurance and clinical information from medical transcription files.
TechCrunch reports that the PJ&A attack
is the second-largest data breach, coming
in behind an HCA incident earlier this year
which saw 11 million records stolen. .
TechCrunch reports that the PJ&A attack
is the second-largest data breach, coming
in behind an HCA incident earlier this year
which saw 11 million records stolen. .
Earlier this week, both health care giant McLaren
and online pharmacy startup Truepill announced
recent breaches involving millions of patients' data.
TechCrunch reports that almost nine million patients
in the United States had their highly-sensitive
personal information stolen in a recent cyberattack.
The attack on medical transcription
company Perry Johnson & Associates,
or PJ&A, occurred earlier this year. .
The Nevada-based company provides transcription
services for health care organizations and
physicians, dictating and transcribing patient notes.
According to a legally-required filing with the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
the company said data belonging to over
8.95 million individuals was part of the breach.
According to a legally-required filing with the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
the company said data belonging to over
8.95 million individuals was part of the breach.
Patients were not notified of the breach
until six months after it occurred. .
According to the filing, stolen data included
patients' names, dates of birth, addresses,
medical records and hospital account numbers. .
The information also included
admission diagnoses, as well
as dates and times of service. .
PJ&A said that the stolen data included details
like Social Security numbers, as well as insurance and clinical information from medical transcription files.
TechCrunch reports that the PJ&A attack
is the second-largest data breach, coming
in behind an HCA incident earlier this year
which saw 11 million records stolen. .
TechCrunch reports that the PJ&A attack
is the second-largest data breach, coming
in behind an HCA incident earlier this year
which saw 11 million records stolen. .
Earlier this week, both health care giant McLaren
and online pharmacy startup Truepill announced
recent breaches involving millions of patients' data.