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Equitas Health data breach exposes medical information of its members.

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On May 15, 2019, nonprofit healthcare center Equitas Health disclosed that a breach occurred in its email systems. The compromised information included members’ names, dates of birth, medical history, medical record numbers, health insurance provider details, and insurance policy numbers. In some cases, Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers were also stolen.

The incident.

On January 8, 2019, Equitas Health discovered that two of its employees' email accounts containing members' personal and medical information were accessed by intruders. With the help of a cybersecurity firm, Equitas Health has taken steps to bolster the security of its email systems. Besides notifying all potentially affected individuals, Equitas Health is offering free identity protection services for all impacted members for a year.

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Exchange Reporter Plus provides a host of reports that can help you locate suspicious emails, both sent and received, based on keywords in their subject or body. Often times, these malicious emails appear to be valid, tricking users into opening the emails and clicking on the links embedded in them, which can cause serious damage.

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  • Messages by subject keyword
    Messages by body keyword
    Attachments by file name keyword
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