Battle Mountain General Hospital reports data breach impacting 3K patients
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Battle Mountain General Hospital in Nevada is reporting a data breach affecting approximately 3,000 patients, which was detected on January 25, 2024.
The incident was due to unauthorized access to a company workstation, leading to the exposure of sensitive patient information. The exposed data includes:
- birth dates,
- Social Security numbers,
- medical histories.
No aditional details are disclosed about the breach.
Upon discovering the breach, the hospital terminated the unauthorized access and initiated an investigation with cybersecurity experts. They have also engaged law enforcement to assist with the matter.
