Connecticut’s Yale New Haven Health Data Breaks Impact Over 5 Million People

Data Breach in Connecticut’s largest healthcare system Yale New Haven Health has impacted over 5.5 million people. Legally necessary notifications With the US government’s health department.

Yale New Haven said the March cyber attack allowed malicious hackers to obtain personal identification information for patients and copies of some healthcare-related data.

Follow the notification Healthcare System Website,Stolen data may vary from person to person, but may include patient name, date of birth, postal and email address, telephone number, race and ethnic data, and Social Security number. The stolen data also includes information on patient types and number of medical records.

Local media Quote A healthcare system spokesman said the number of individuals affected “can change.” A Yale New Haven spokesman did not immediately comment when contacted by TechCrunch.

This is the second major healthcare data breach confirmed this week after California’s Blue Shield revealed it We shared health data for 4.7 million patients on Google Over a few years.