Data breach of one million Geisinger patients leads to lawsuit

Patient affected by ‘data security incident’ linked to Pennsylvania-based health care system Geyser filed a class action lawsuit against the company.

Geisinger, a Microsoft-owned IT solutions provider Nuancedetermined that a former employee may have accessed the personal information of 1 million Geisinger patients, according to a June 24 report press release.

The patient who filed the class action lawsuit argued that Geisinger and Nuance failed to protect consumers’ personal information, the Centre Daily Times reported. reported Monday (July 1).

Geisinger said it learned in November that a former Nuance employee had accessed patient information two days after They were releasedaccording to the report. The employee, Andre J. Burk, faces federal criminal charges.

“The privacy of our patients and members is our highest priority, and we take protecting it very seriously.” – Geisinger Chief Privacy Officer Jonathan Friesen Geisinger said in a press release. “We continue to cooperate closely with authorities in this investigation, and while I am grateful that the perpetrator was caught and now faces federal charges, I am sorry that this happened.”

The data leak comes as part of a wave of cyberattacks, including the one on Changing healthcare what paralyzed American hospitals and pharmacies year, and ongoing problems at a company producing software for car dealers CDK Global.

From Monday CDK worked on restore your systemshoping to have them up and running by July 4. As a result of the attack, dealers began using paper documents, making it harder to check creditworthiness and grant loans.

Meanwhile, PYMNTS wrote last month that “many fundamental challenges remain for organizations seeking to sustain data protection are due to the vast amount of data an organization has, the many ways users can access it… and the potential for compromise of valid user credentials used by unauthorized users.”

In today’s business environment, where partnerships help companies deliver cutting-edge infrastructure capabilities by streamlining technical and engineering processes, it is crucial to secure every link in a supplier’s supply chain.added in the report.

“Identity theft, phishing and data breaches “They have become more common” Mike StorialsVice President for Innovation Development at Synchronizationhe told PYMNTS in February.

PYMNTS Intelligence found that 82% of e-commerce retailers have experienced cyberattacks or data breaches last year 47% of these companies saying violations led to loss of income and lost customers.