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OKCIC announced a data breach that affects 40,000 Individuals

Exploit: Hacking

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC): Healthcare Provider

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Risk to Business: 2.302 = Severe

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC) this week announced that it experienced a data breach exposing personally identifiable information (PII) on May 12 when unauthorized parties obtained access to its data and systems. A third-party forensic firm has been brought in to investigate. So far, the investigation has confirmed that an unauthorized party accessed and may have retained sensitive customer information.

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Risk to Individual: 2.327 = Severe

At present, 38,239 individuals are reportedly impacted by the breach. The compromised files include a patient’s name, date of birth, treatment information, prescription information, medical records, physician information, health insurance policy numbers, phone numbers, Tribal ID numbers, Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.

How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Government and quasi-governmental agencies have been popular targets for cybercriminals looking for big stores of data.

Source: Infosecurity Magazine