US DeKalb Health Feb 2014 Hacking (Q10011)
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A data breach risk event
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US DeKalb Health Feb 2014 Hacking
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A data breach risk event
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February 2014
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Hacking incidents at Auburn, Ind.-based DeKalb Health have compromised the personal and health information of more than 1,000 of the systems patients. On Feb. 12, DeKalb Health became aware a server controlled by a contract that operated DeKalb Healths website had been hacked. At that time, the health system discovered 17 of its patients who had utilized its online bill pay website had been affected by the breach. The affected patients names, addresses, credit card numbers and Social Security numbers were potentially accessed by the hackers, according to the notification letter sent to those affected. Shortly after discovering the bill pay website breach, DeKalb Health also discovered a fraudulent website made to look like the health systems charity donation page had been set up by the ha (English)
