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Montana data breach exposed 1.3 million records |
June 25, 2014
Up to 1.3 million records, including health care and bank account information, may have been exposed after a server at Montana’s public health department was hacked in May, the state said Tuesday.The server, which belonged to the Department of Public Health and Human Services, was shut down on May 22, a week after suspicious activity was noticed and an independent forensic investigation began, according to a news release.The state said it has no knowledge if data on the server was inappropriately used or accessed. The data was backed up.The server held information such as names, addresses, birth dates and Social Security numbers for services citizens had applied for or received. For some people, the information may have included data on health assessments, diagnoses, treatment, health condition, prescriptions and insurance, the state said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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