Three Pennsylvania senior residences managed by SeniorChoice report data breach
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Three senior residences in Pennsylvania managed by Senior Choice, Inc. - The Atrium in Johnstown, Beacon Ridge in Indiana, The Patriot in Somerset disclosed a data security breach resulting from a network intrusion that potentially compromised residents' personal and protected health information.
Simultaneously Williamsport Home also reported a data breach.
The intrusion occurred between April 18 and April 23, and it was discovered on April 24. While the investigation is ongoing, there is evidence that unauthorized actors accessed certain internal systems used for business operations during the mentioned period.
There is no indication that software systems directly involved in resident care were impacted, and the quality of care and services provided to residents has not been affected.
The compromised information includes various personal and medical details:
- names,
- addresses,
- birth dates,
- medical records,
- diagnosis information,
- lab results,
- financial account information,
- Social Security numbers
There are no details to the type of the attack nor tne number of affected individuals. However, Williamsport Home, one of the affected facilities, has a notice on its homepage indicating an ongoing interruption with phone and internet systems, which suggests a possible ransomware attack.
