BY Ann Longmore-Etheridge
Montana officials have revealed that a data security breach of the state's health department server has resulted in the exposure of the health care and financial account information of approximately 1.3 million people. A press release says that cause for concern is minimal. "State of Montana officials said today that 1.3 million people will be notified regarding the incident where hackers gained entry to a Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) computer server, though officials said there is no knowledge that information on the server was used inappropriately, or was even accessed," according to the release. "Ron Baldwin, the state’s chief information officer, said they noticed what appeared to be unauthorized Internet access to the DPHHS computer and that a private security contractor later confirmed the breach. Further investigation indicated that hackers had gained access to the computer last July," states The Montana Standard.
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