"Millions of New Yorkers at Risk: Urgent Steps to Protect Against Data Breach"
TL;DR
New York Attorney General Letitia James warns that approximately 4 million New Yorkers have been impacted by a data breach at medical transcription company Perry Johnson & Associates, which affected Northwell Health and Crouse Health. The breached data includes social security numbers, insurance information, and clinical information. James advises affected individuals to take steps to protect themselves from identity theft, such as monitoring their credit, placing a credit freeze, and informing their insurance company.
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- About 4 million New Yorkers impacted by medical company's data breach, New York Attorney General Letitia James says CBS New York
- Massive data breach alert: AG James urges New Yorkers to secure their data Brooklyn Daily Eagle
- Medical transcription company’s data breach impacts Crouse Health WSYR
- Northwell patients need to be on alert after data breach: AG Newsday
- 4M NYers' data and medical records were exposed in a breach. Here's how to protect against ID theft. Gothamist
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