LifeBridge Health Data leaks exposed 500,000 patients’ personal information

Founded in 1998, LifeBridge Health is a non-profit healthcare company headquartered in the northwestern part of Baltimore, Maryland. It consists of a number of hospitals including the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and the entire northern part of Baltimore. One of the largest and most comprehensive health-related service providers in the region.

According to a report published on Tuesday by the BaltimoreSun, the company recently announced to nearly 500,000 patients that their personal information may be hacked due to cyber attacks.

According to the official LifeBridge Health statement, this incident was first discovered in March of this year when they discovered malware on a server that was used as a physical physician team for the healthcare system and shared registration and accounting. The fee system provides electronic medical record data.

LifeBridge Health informed patients via e-mail that, according to the results of a third-party security firm’s survey, the data breach first began on September 27, 2016. The leaked information included the patient’s name, home address, date of birth, insurance information, and social information. Security number.

LifeBridge Health said that there is currently no evidence that the patient information has been leaked in any way. The company is informing all patients who may be affected by the incident and provides credit monitoring services to every patient who has questions or concerns.

“LifeBridge Health and LifeBridge Potomac Professionals (Potomac Physicians) take the protection of health information very seriously,” the health system said in a statement. “While we have no reason to believe patient information has been misused in any way, out of an abundance of caution, we are notifying potentially affected patients as well as providing resources for those who have questions or concerns. We sincerely regret any inconvenience or concern that this situation may have caused.”