Temple Terrace Fire Department reports MOVEit related data breach
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In Temple Terrace, Florida, the local authorities announced on Wednesday that their fire department had experienced a data breach.
The breach affected information related to 700 patients who had received treatment or transportation services from the department, as stated in an official news release by the city.
The hackers stole the data from a vulnerable file-transfer software tool, MOVEit, used by EMS Management and Consultants, Inc., the city's EMS billing service.
The compromised data includes details like the patients' names, dates of service, medical treatment locations, and medical record numbers.
The very same impact is felt across various emergency services, including Augusta Fire Rescue and Fayette County emergency services.
Despite the breach, the fire department has indicated that there is currently no evidence of any misuse of the exposed information. Individuals affected by this breach can anticipate receiving correspondence via mail containing information about the incident.
