Source 1 | 2021-08-02
“-"A data breach at a third-party company has revealed information for a number of Cayuga Medical Center patients, potentially including names, birth dates, certain medical information and insurance account numbers." -"Guidehouse stated that a file transfer service they use, Accellion FTA, is the genesis of the data breach. Guidehouse has not responded to a question regarding the specific number of CMC patients who were impacted." -"Guidehouse said the breach took place in January 2021, and they were notified of it in March 2021. They told CMC of the breach in May, and had apparently been assessing the extent of the problem until the letters were sent out this month." -"the issue arose from the Accellion FTA service, used to transfer files. They are no longer using Accellion FTA and notified law enforcement and cybersecurity experts upon learning of the breach." “
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