Fillmore County Hospital reports data breach
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Fillmore County Hospital, a hospital in Geneva, Nebraska is reporting a data security incident that occurred due to unauthorized access to an employee's email account.
The unauthorized access took place between October 27, 2024, and October 31, 2024. The hospital discovered and contained the incident, subsequently launching an investigation with the assistance of external cybersecurity experts.
The investigation confirmed that an unauthorized party had accessed sensitive consumer information stored in the compromised email account. The exposed data includes:
- Names
- Addresses
- Email addresses
- Dates of birth
- Ages
- Genders
- Medical record numbers
- Account numbers
- Account balances
- Payment card information
- Insurance information
- Medical provider information
- Social Security number (affecting one individual)
The number of affected individuals is not disclosed.
On February 13, 2025, the hospital began notifying affected individuals through data breach notification letters, providing details about the specific information that was compromised in each case.
