A healthcare system with services in 17 Pennsylvania counties says a ransomware incident last year allowed unknown actors to access sensitive patient information such as Social Security numbers, medical records, and health insurance information.
Wilkes-Barre-based Maternal and Family Health Services Inc. (MFHS) discovered the breach on April 4, 2022.
The sensitive patient information that could have been accessed also included dates of birth, patient account numbers, and driver’s license numbers, as well as payment and financial account information.
An investigation found unknown actors gained unauthorized access to the organization’s systems between Aug. 21, 2021, and April 4, 2022, according to the MFHS website.
“The data breach was wide-reaching and compromised the personal information of at least 461,000 patients,” according to legal papers referencing a submission MFHS made to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services at the Office for Civil Rights….