The reproductive healthcare group's Los Angeles branch said a hacker accessed the data in October, but it didn't appear any information has been used for fraudulent purposes.
A hacker accessed the personal information of roughly 400,000 patients of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles in October, the reproductive healthcare provider said Wednesday.
Staff members first noticed suspicious activity on their computer network Oct. 17, according to the statement. Planned Parenthood Los Angeles took its systems offline, notified law enforcement and retained a third-party cybersecurity firm to help investigate. On Nov. 4, the organization identified files that had certain patients’ names as well as one or more of the following: dates of birth, addresses, insurance identification numbers, clinical data, diagnosis, treatments provided and prescription information, according to the statement.
“PPLA takes the safeguarding of patients’ information extremely seriously, and deeply regrets that this incident occurred and for any concern this may cause,” the statement said.to the affected patients explaining what happened and outlining steps they can take to protect themselves from fraud.
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