Tennessee Health Data Management Firm Agrees to $2m Data Breach Settlement
10/13/2020

A Tennessee firm that provides health data management services has agreed to pay the United States Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $2.3m to settle charges related to a data breach. The healthcare industry is a known target for hackers and cyberthieves. 

 
 
Tennessee Health Data Management Firm 
Agrees to $2m Data Breach Settlement
 
 
 
 
  Description  
 
  A Tennessee firm that provides health data management services has agreed to pay the United States Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $2.3m to settle charges related to a data breach. The healthcare industry is a known target for hackers and cyberthieves. Data accessed by the threat group included names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, phone numbers, and addresses of patients.  
 
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