Elitecare Emergency Hospital reports data breach exposing 24k patients
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Elitecare Emergency Hospital in League City, Texas, has reported a healthcare data breach impacting 24,754 individuals.
On July 10, 2024, the organization detected suspicious activity within its computer systems, prompting an immediate system disconnection. Elitecare engaged external cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to contain and investigate the incident.
The investigation revealed that an unauthorized party accessed protected health information (PHI), although no evidence suggests the breach extended beyond the initial intrusion.
The compromised data includes:
- Health insurance information,
- Medical records,
- Billing and claims information,
- Social Security numbers,
- Driver’s license numbers.
The nature of the breach has not been disclosed.
Elitecare claims they are actively monitoring for any signs of leaked information on the internet and dark web, although no such activity has been detected so far.
Affected individuals have been offered credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.
