Bedford, MA-based Minuteman Senior Services has discovered that an unauthorized individual gained access to an employee’s email account and potentially viewed or obtained sensitive information in the account. The unauthorized access was detected on June 1, 2022, with the forensic investigation confirming the account had been accessed for less than 24 hours.
In a July 29, 2022, substitute breach notification, Minuteman explained that the account contained information such as full names, addresses, birth dates, gender, health insurance information, diagnosis, and service utilization information. No evidence of data theft or misuse has been identified at the time of issuing notifications.
The breach has been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting up to 4,000 individuals.
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Bedford, MA-based Minuteman Senior Services has discovered that an unauthorized individual gained access to an employee’s email account and potentially viewed or obtained sensitive information in the account. The unauthorized access was detected on June 1, 2022, with the forensic investigation confirming the account had been accessed for less than 24 hours. In a July 29, 2022, substitute breach notification, Minuteman explained that the account contained information such as full names, addresses, birth dates, gender, health insurance information, diagnosis, and service utilization information. No evidence of data theft or misuse has been identified at the time of issuing notifications. The breach has been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting up to 4,000 individuals.