iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People

What happened

The data breach (an incident in which data leaves an organisation without permission) was identified on June 8 and involved third-party-hosted business applications that stored certain iRhythm information, the company says . Based on data breach notices iRhythm filed last week with regulators in several states, at least 360,000 individuals (298,647 in Texas and 69,526 in South Carolina) were affected.

Hackers stole patients’ personal information, including names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers. The post iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Data Breaches iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People Hackers stole patients’ personal information, including names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers. During its investigation into the incident, iRhythm determined that hackers accessed and exfiltrated patient data from the affected applications between June 3 and June 8.

The compromised information contains patients’ names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers, as well as iRhythm account and device data, such as account numbers, serial numbers, insurance numbers, and dates of service. The total number of impacted patients is likely significantly higher.

Key facts

• The compromised information — includes: patients’ names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers, as well as iRhythm account and device data, such as account numbers, serial numbers, insurance numbers, and dates of service