Mohawk Valley Cardiology reports data breach exposing data of nearly 5K patients
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Mohawk Valley Cardiology in Utica has disclosed a data security incident that potentially affected the personal health information of 4,945 patients.
Mohawk Valley Cardiology launched an investigation, notified law enforcement, and engaged both an incident response team and data security professionals. They claim to have successfully stopped the unauthorized access and are taking steps to prevent similar incidents in the future. Exposed data types include:
- First and last names
- Addresses
- Health insurance data
- Billing information
- Health data
The nature of the attack is not disclosed.
The practice has established a dedicated call center operating Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM, which can be reached at 315-801-7140. The practice has begun sending notification letters via mail to all potentially affected individuals.
