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Email System With Info of 44K Tennessee Medicaid Members Breached

Officials say the private information of nearly 44,000 TennCare members may have been stolen during a breach of the email system of a vendor for the state’s Medicaid agency. The Tennessean reports that Magellan Health Systems says information including members’ …

2M Patients Impacted by Data Breach at North Carolina-Based Health Care Group

A North Carolina-based health provider says more than 2 million of its patients may have had personal information compromised in a data breach of billing information. News outlets report Atrium, headquartered in Charlotte, said Tuesday the hacking of billing vendor …

Maine Notifies More Than 2,000 About Information Breach

Maine officials say they’re notifying some 2,100 people of an incident that might have caused their personal information to be temporarily exposed. The Maine Office of Information Technology says the potential breach happened on Sept. 21 as part of a …

Hospital in Iowa City Reports Patient Information Breach

An Iowa City hospital is warning patients that some of their personal information may have been accessed through a computer virus. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports an investigation revealed that a computer virus that is designed to capture personal data …