Monday, July 8, 2013

State of Michigan Health Website Breached - "50,000" individuals from MI Cancer Consortium- reported on July 5th 2013

July 5th 2013, The Michigan Department of Community Health's cancer section was utilizing a password-protected portion of the Michigan Cancer Consortium website, hosted by a private company, to post cancer test reports, according to a statement provided by an MDCH spokesperson.
Hackers were able to access a portion of the website, but it's unknown if the reports were accessed, the spokesperson said.
The compromised information includes names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, testing results and testing dates.
Impacted individuals were notified of the breach and were provided information about protecting against identity theft, the MDCH spokesperson said. It's unclear whether the department is providing impacted individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services.

*The MDCH nor the MCC has posted an update as of 7/8/13. This breach is being reported on the Gov In Security and website and WWJ News Radio 95 in Detroit MI.

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