Mobile County Health Department reports cybersecurity incident, potential data breach
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The Mobile County Health Department (MCHD) in Alabama is reporting a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to their network systems, potentially exposing protected health information of their clients.
The incident was detected on June 6, 2024, when suspicious activity discovered. The department reset passwords, implemented new controls and an investigation was launched. The review was completed by September 2024. Exposed data types include
- Names
- Patient identification numbers
- Other protected health information (specific details not disclosed)
The nature of the attack and the number of affected individuals is not disclosed by MCHD officials.
MCHD has sent notification letters to potentially affected clients.
