US MetroPlus Health Plan Sep 2014 Misuse (Q9913)
From Open Risk Data
A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English |
US MetroPlus Health Plan Sep 2014 Misuse
|
A data breach risk event
|
Statements
FB3752CD-AB72-432F-A9D1-33A9FB433F4A
September 2014
0 references
As posted on MetroPlus Health Plans web site: Recently, MetroPlus Health Plan experienced a possible security breach involving some personal information (including name, member identification number, date of birth and social security number) of a number of our members. A MetroPlus employee, while attempting to work off site, sent an e-mail with this information to their personal e-mail account instead of their MetroPlus assigned e-mail account. This action was done in violation of MetroPlus policy and the appropriate disciplinary action has been taken. There is no evidence that information has been misused, and we believe that the likelihood of such misuse is low. We informed affected members immediately about this incident, and have offered reimbursement of a one-year membership in Exper (English)
