Broward Health controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Broward Health data breach
Issue disclosure
Broward Health announced on January 1, 2022, that a breach occurred on October 15, 2021, after an intruder entered its network through a third-party medical provider's office. Patient and employee personal and medical information may have been affected; the number of people affected was not disclosed.
Company response
Investigation — Broward Health
The hospital said it also hired a cybersecurity firm to investigate and a data reviews specialist to examine the extent of the breach
Remediation — Broward Health
Broward Health said it is offering those affected access to a free, two-year monitoring system.
Source excerpt
Broward Health said the breach occurred on Oct. 15, 2021, when “an intruder gained entry to the Broward Health network through the office of a third-party medical provider permitted to access the system to provide healthcare services.”
Broward Health hospital announced Saturday that it was hit by a data breach this fall that exposed personal and medical data of some of its patients and employees, but just how many were affected was not made public.
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Broward Health hospital system on Saturday said it suffered a data breach in October where a hacker accessed personal and medical information of patients and staff.