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Almost 39,000 Patients Affected by Email Breach at Oklahoma Spine Hospital #21331

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https://www.hipaajournal.com/email-breach-oklahoma-spine-hospital/

"Oklahoma Spine Hospital in Oklahoma City has warned 38,945 patients about the exposure of some of their protected health information. Suspicious activity was identified in an employee’s email account on or around July 1, 2024. Immediate action was taken to secure its email tenant, and an investigation was launched to determine the nature and scope of the breach.

The forensic investigation confirmed on September 24, 2024, that patients’ protected health information was stored in the compromised accounts including first and last names, dates of birth, financial account numbers and routing numbers, health insurance information, medical information, payment card information, and driver’s license information. At the time of issuing notifications, Oklahoma Spine Hospital was unaware of any misuse of the affected information.

As a precaution, the affected individuals have been offered complimentary credit monitoring services. Oklahoma Spine Hospital said data security policies and procedures are being reviewed and additional security measures have been implemented to prevent further email account breaches."