US Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc. 2002 Misuse (Q16769)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | US Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc. 2002 Misuse |
A data breach risk event |
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5CF8C51E-1190-469B-A992-BE1664A2948B
January 2002
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An employee may have accessed information of certain patients outside of the employees normal job duties. The information may have been used to open commercial accounts, such as credit card and cell phone accounts. Upon receiving this information, UMMMC immediately began an internal investigation. The as determined that the employee had access to patient information such as name, date of birth, Social Security number, and address at some point between May 6, 2002 and March 4, 2014. We are not aware of the misuse of any medical information. The employee no longer works at UMMMC. (English)
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