US Aventura Hospital and Medical Center Sep 2012 Misuse (Q15620)
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A data breach risk event
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US Aventura Hospital and Medical Center Sep 2012 Misuse
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A data breach risk event
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September 2012
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Aventura Hospital and Medical Center has reported a data breach; the third time in two years the facility has been hit. The personal information of more than 82,000 people is in danger of exposure, according to U.S. Health and Human Services records, owing to a breach between Sept. 13, 2012 and June 9, 2014 at the Aventura, Fla.-based medical center. How many victims? 82,601. What type of personal information? Names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers. No personal financial or health information was accessed, according to Valesco Ventures, which provides hospital staffing and ancillary services, and notified Aventura of the incident. What happened? The personal information may have been accessed by a former employee, according to Valesco. What was the response? Aventura and Valesc (English)
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