Lower Bucks Hospital reports MOVEit related data breach
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Lower Bucks Hospital, located in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, has issued a notice to its patients about a data breach involving an external service provider. This breach occurred due to a security issue in the MOVEit Transfer platform, a product of Progress Software.
The discovery of the breach was made by CBIZ KA, a third-party vendor associated with Lower Bucks Hospital. In response to this incident, CBIZ KA has conducted an investigation with the assistance of cybersecurity experts to determine the scope and impact of the vulnerability in MOVEit.
The compromised data of Lower Bucks Hospital includes patient:
- names,
- birth dates, addresses,
- medical record numbers,
- Social Security Numbers,
- dates of admission and discharge.
The number of affected individuals is not disclosed.
Hospital officials emphasized their commitment to patient data protection, stating that while their systems were not directly implicated in the breach, CBIZ KA relies on MOVEit Transfer for the secure transmission of data files during regular operations.
For patients affected by this breach, Lower Bucks Hospital has set up a specialized call center to provide information and assistance.
