[BreachExchange] Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics Victim of Data Breach

[Destry Winant]

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/91246-salem-health-hospitals-and-clinics-victim-of-data-breach

Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics has notified patients of a data
breach after their employees' email accounts were hacked.

According to Salem Health, they learned on August 1,2019 that an
unauthorized individual had gained access to some employee email
accounts on July 31. To date, says Salem Health, they do not know if
the bad actor viewed any emails and attachments in the accounts that
would identify patients whose information is contained in the
accounts.

In addition, patient information that may have been viewed by the bad
actor includes patient names, dates of birth and information about the
care they received in the hospitals or clinics. To prevent another
incident, Salem Health notes they are enhancing their email security
and reinforcing education with their employees on how to identify and
avoid malicious emails.