A data breach compromised the information of more than 2,000 UT Southwestern Medical Center patients. The center provided information to the Texas Attorney General’s Office about the breach on March 7.
Some of the information leaked includes addresses, medical status, health insurance and dates of birth.
In a statement to KERA, UT Southwestern said the breach involved "internal use of unapproved software and did not involve a cyberattack or external exposure of data."
The medical center has not yet notified patients, but are "assessing the data to prepare notifications to those impacted."
UT Southwestern was also one of the hundreds of organizations impacted by the MOVEit cybersecurity attack last summer. MOVEit, a file transfer software used by hospitals, state departments and private companies, was hacked in May 2023.
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