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Community Health Systems data breach may have exposed information of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre hospital patients

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Community Health Systems has issued a warning after unauthorized access of personal information was detected. Names, addresses, medical billing, insurance information, diagnoses, medication, and demographic information such as date of birth and social security number may have been accessed. Regional Hospital of Scranton, Moses Taylor Hospital, and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital among the facilities affected.

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Community Health Systems hospitals hit by data breach

Community Health Systems has issued a warning after unauthorized access of personal information was detected, with Regional Hospital of Scranton, Moses Taylor Hospital, and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital among the facilities affected. As our newsgathering partners at Eyewitness News WBRE/WYOU report, CHS said they were notified by Fortra, LLC, a contracted cyber security firm, that an unauthorized party accessed personal information on their syst…

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Scranton Times-Tribune

Community Health Systems data breach may have exposed information of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre hospital patients

A cyber attack on a third-party vendor for Community Health Systems exposed personal information of an estimated 1 million patients at hospitals and clinics it owns, including three hospitals in

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