Is Your Data Safe? The UPMC InfoNet Hack You Need To Know About. - OpenSIPS Trunking Solutions
Overview
Some 25,000 upmc patients are being contacted by a tennessee billing contractor following a data breach caused by a software bug that may have exposed names, addresses, social security numbers.
If you are at work, first, make sure you can access infonet (infonet. upmc. com).
If you can't access infonet, contact your local help desk.
If you can access infonet but are unable to access my hub, try again in a few minutes to make sure the system was not temporarily unavailable.
To learn more, visit healthwise. org.
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Upmc is working to notify affected patients and is asking them to monitor their personal information against incidents of identity theft and fraud, and report any suspicious activity. Read also: What Top Scientists Say About The EMF-CNF Connection And Your Risk
Serious concerns raised by upmc's april announcement that hackers had stolen 27,000 employees' personal information from its payroll system are only heightened by word that all of upmc's 62,000.
Upmc says there's no evidence that the patient data has been misused.
Itx is now contacting impacted patients by mail and offering free credit monitoring and identity restoration.