Jasmine Laws
A Connecticut-based healthcare provider has confirmed that a hacker was able to access the sensitive data of more than a million patients.
Newsweek has contacted Community Health Center (CHC) and Joseph V. DeMarco, Partner at DeMarco Law PLLC who filed the data breach notification, via email for comment.
Why It Matters
Cyberattacks on healthcare providers have increased in the U.S. in recent years. According to a report released on January 21 by Netwrix, a vendor specializing in cybersecurity solutions, 84 percent of organizations in the healthcare sector spotted a cyberattack on their infrastructure in the last 12 months.
Due to the sensitivity of health information, the hacking of healthcare provider data can cause severe concerns among the general public and various stakeholders.
What To Know
Connecticut healthcare provider CHC, which provides services to more than 145,000 Connecticut residents, confirmed in a letter to patients that on January 2 they noticed "unusual activity in our computer systems."
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