42,000 patients impacted by 2016 breach of Michigan provider

Healthcare IT News: Michigan-based Holland Eye Surgery and Laser Center is notifying 42,200 of its patients that an unauthorized user hacked into a patient database in 2016 and potentially accessed their records.

A pen tester contacted Holland officials on March 19 and said they accessed a patient list containing personal data. The provider launched an investigation and discovered the hacker did indeed access the list in June 2016, but "concealed the extent of his or her access" until the March emails.

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