Security News > 2024 > June > Former IT employee accessed data of over 1 million US patients
Geisinger, a prominent healthcare system in Pennsylvania, has announced a data breach involving a former employee of Nuance, an IT services provider contracted by the organization.
Geisinger is a non-profit organization that operates 134 care sites, ten hospitals, and the Geisinger Health Plan, serving a total of 1.2 million people.
An announcement published earlier this week explains that in November 2023, Geisinger detected unauthorized access to its patients' database by a former Nuance employee.
"On Nov. 29, 2023, Geisinger discovered and immediately notified Nuance that a former Nuance employee had accessed certain Geisinger patient information two days after the employee had been terminated," reads the announcement.
Subsequently, Nuance informed the law enforcement authorities accordingly, and the former employee was arrested and charged.
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