Baylor Genetics network intrusion, patient and employee data

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Made public · 2,810,878 people

What leaked7

Hard to replace

  • Health insurance or Medicare number
  • ID document number
  • Bank account number

Permanent

  • Health information
  • Social Security number
  • Date of birth
  • Full name
  • Health informationmedical testing information and laboratory test results · patients
  • Social Security numbera very limited subset of patients, and some current or former employees
  • Health insurance or Medicare numberhealth insurance information, patients · the notice does not name an ID number
  • ID document numbergovernment-issued identification numbers, some current or former employees
  • Bank account numberfinancial account information, some current or former employees
  • Date of birthpatients

To-dos7 · about 2 h in all

  1. Freeze your credit at Equifax, Experian and TransUnionabout 30 minfreeStops: credit in your name · Limits harm from: applications with your ID (opens in a new tab)
  2. Place a fraud alert on your credit reportsabout 10 minfreeLimits harm from: credit in your name, applications with your ID (opens in a new tab)
  3. Check your credit reports every week, freeabout 20 minfreeHelps you notice: credit in your name, applications with your ID (opens in a new tab)
  4. Get an IRS Identity Protection PINabout 20 minStops: tax refund fraud (opens in a new tab)
  5. Turn on instant transaction alertsabout 5 minHelps you notice: bank account fraud
  6. Freeze your NCTUE phone and utility fileabout 10 minfreeLimits harm from: phone or utility account (opens in a new tab)
  7. Check your health insurance statements for care you did not getabout 15 minHelps you notice: medical care in your name (opens in a new tab)

What happened next6 events

Undetected: 2 events

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  1. Found suspicious activity in part of its IT environment on or around 15 June and secured the affected systems
  2. Intrusion began
Company
Baylor Genetics
When it happened
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Company detected it
Made public
Notice
Leak confirmed
Affected
2,810,878 people · Baylor Genetics' report to HHS