Security News > 2022 > June > Kaiser Permanente data breach exposes health data of 69K people

Kaiser Permanente, one of America's leading not-for-profit health plans and health care providers, has recently disclosed a data breach that exposed the health information of more than 69,000 individuals.

Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente provides health care services to over 12.5 million members from 8 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. The company revealed in a notice published on its website that an attacker accessed an employee's email account containing patients' protected health information on April 5, 2022, without authorization.

"This notice describes a security incident that may have impacted the protected health information of some Kaiser Permanente patients who may have been affected by an unauthorized access incident on April 5, 2022," the health care provider said.

"The specifics of the unauthorized access were provided to individuals affected in a letter sent by Kaiser Permanente on June 3, 2022.".

The security incident only affected the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington patients.

While Kaiser Permanente did not reveal the exact number of affected patients in the breach notice, information filed with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights shows that this incident has led to 69,589 individuals having their PHI exposed.

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