Christie Clinic Suffers Data Breach – 502,869 Individuals Affected by the Cyber Incident
The data breach portal of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, reflects that Illinois-based healthcare provider Christie Business Holdings Company, P.C. (“Christie Clinic”) suffered a data breach affecting 502,869 individuals.
According to the data breach notice on Christie Clinic’s website, “Christie Clinic recently discovered suspicious activity related to one of its business email accounts.” Christie Clinic reported that its “investigation confirmed that there was unauthorized access to the affected email account from July 14, 2021 to August 19, 2021.”
Christie Clinic’s investigation determined that the types of information potentially in the affected email account may have included name and address, Social Security number, medical information, and health insurance information.
The company also reported that “the extent of the access is unknown and cannot be determined.”
Please CLICK HERE to review the “Notice of Data Privacy Event” posted on Christie Clinic’s website.
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