HomecareGPS Reports Data Breach Affecting information of Over 31000 Individuals
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Elgon Information Systems, operating as HomecareGPS, reported a data breach after discovering unauthorized access to confidential consumer information entrusted to the company. The breach likely resulted in the unauthorized party accessing consumers' protected health information.
Information regarding the Elgon Information Systems breach is very limited, and the report only indicates a "hacking/IT incident", with the breach affecting 31,248 individuals. Although the specific data types compromised have not been publicly disclosed by HomecareGPS, the breach likely involved protected health information (PHI) of the affected parties.
This may mean exposure of information collected by healthcare providers during the course of patient treatment, such as mental health information
- medical history
- demographic details
- laboratory results
- health insurance information.
The data is considered "protected" health information if it contains an identifier that connects it to a specific individual.
On June 2, 2023, HomecareGPS began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was compromised in the recent data security incident.
