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Florida Department of Health Reports Data Breach
August 26, 2024
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a significant data breach. The breach, which occurred on June 26, 2024, resulted in unauthorized access to sensitive personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, and medical records.
The Department has begun notifying affected individuals and offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. A dedicated toll-free call center has been established for those who believe they may have been impacted but have not received a notification letter.
The compromised data included a variety of personal identifying and protected health information, such as dates of birth, addresses, banking information, credit card numbers, driver’s license numbers, and medical histories.
In response to the breach, the DOH has taken immediate steps to enhance security measures and prevent further unauthorized access. The Department is also cooperating with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts to investigate the incident and mitigate its impact.
Individuals who have been affected by the breach are urged to remain vigilant against identity theft and fraud. Regular monitoring of financial accounts and credit reports is recommended, and any suspicious activity should be reported to the appropriate authorities.
For more information, call a dedicated toll free number at (866) 997-1602.
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5 Responses to “Florida Department of Health Reports Data Breach”
Stop wasting time being mad and trying to sue these companies. You already waive your right of suing when you enter your personal information on any of these medical websites or facilities.
As a credit specialist I would want to advise all of you to freeze all 3 bureaus starting now. When your credit is frozen, nobody (not even yourself) can apply for any new credit until you unfreeze it again.
Plain Country, what is a water facutes? Never heard of such a thing.
So they let someone steal all the data they need to ruin your entire financial future and life, but hey heres free credit monitoring….
We need to be able to sue the hell out of any company that stores and allows a data breach.
These companies sell your data, they use your data in order to profit.
Perhaps a penalty of say 10,000 dollars per account, accessed would get their attention. (paid to the account holder). they should also be held accountable for all damages caused by their failure to protect this crucial data. They would then have a lot of skin in the game and I bet there would be a lot less breaches.
No company needs your information stored on their servers. Should be one service provided by the business then wipe your account of everything except your username for that site, and order history, nothing else.
There is no such thing as a safe web site. They are like water facutes, the ones that is leaking and the ones that is waiting to start leaking!!!
were health insurance identities breached? There is no documentation of that.