Cherry Health reports data breach
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Cherry Health, a healthcare services organization headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, reports a significant data breach after a cyber incident that occurred on December 21st, 2023. Cherry Health operates over 20 healthcare facilities across six counties in Michigan.
Cherry Health has engaged third-party data security experts to investigate the incident, and they claim that the investigation is still in progress at the time public reporting. The incident led to an unauthorized access to the organization's computer network and exposed a range of sensitive patient information including:
- names,
- Social Security numbers,
- addresses,
- phone numbers,
- dates of birth,
- health insurance details,
- patient ID numbers,
- provider names,
- dates of service.
No details are disclosed about the nature of the attack or the number of affected individuals.
Update - Cherry Health has reported that they identified 184,372 potential victims.
Cherry Health is notifying affected individuals through data breach notification letters, advising them of the situation and potentially offering guidance on how to protect themselves from identity theft or fraud.
