UT Southwestern Medical Center reports data breach reports, impacting over 2k people
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UT Southwestern Medical Center reported a data breach impacting approximately 2,100 individuals. The breach was reported on March 7th and is caused by internal usage of unapproved software, rather than an external cyberattack or data exposure.
The information compromised in this breach includes:
- medical and health insurance information,
- addresses
- dates of birth.
Apart from the "unapproved software" claim, no details are disclosed about the nature of the breach.
In response to the breach, UT Southwestern has initiated direct mail notifications to each affected patient, providing details about the information that was accessed.
UT Southwestern emphasizes that they have not detected any indications of data misuse. They advise impacted individuals to take precautionary measures such as changing passwords, enabling two-factor or multifactor authentication, and monitoring for suspicious activities on their credit reports.
