Thursday, September 5, 2013

Personal information of 7,000 MUSC patients possibly compromised

Sep 05, 2013
By News Staff
 


MUSC says approximately 7,000 individuals who used a credit card online or the telephone to pay for health care services personal information could be compromised. MUSC says approximately 7,000 individuals who used a credit card online or the telephone to pay for health care services personal information could be compromised.

On August 22, MUSC was notified by a third party credit card processing vendor, Blackhawk Consulting Group, that we were victims of a cyber-theft of personal information involving approximately 7,000 individuals who used a credit card online or the telephone to pay for health care services.

Forensic discovery of this kind typically takes multiple days in order to provide a thorough and accurate assessment of what happened and to complete system repairs.

Based on the information made available now, no patient medical record information was accessed during the theft.

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http://www.wbtw.com/story/23348291/musc-vendor



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