An employee of the facility opened a scam email that ultimately led to a breach in the healthcare system's protected network. The scammers had access to more than 39,000 patient records, which included personal health information, demographics and Social Security numbers.
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Seton Healthcare Family Suffers Data Breach Due to Email Phishing
Seton Healthcare Family, which is based in Texas, is the latest medical facility to get caught in a Phishing scam. So reports Healthcare IT News.
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