Almost 30,000 Texas Residents Affected by Data Breach at The Texas Hearing Institute
The Texas Hearing Institute has reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General affecting more than 29,000 state residents. The incident involves a healthcare provider that serves people with hearing-related conditions, meaning the exposed data is likely to include sensitive medical information.
Why this matters: Healthcare breaches hit differently than retail or tech breaches. People do not choose to share their hearing loss, their treatment history, or their medical records the way they choose to sign up for a service. They hand that information over because they have to. Nearly 30,000 people now have to wonder what was taken and where it ends up. Hearing clinics are not obvious targets, but that is exactly why smaller specialty providers often have weaker defenses. Sensitive data does not get less sensitive because the organization holding it is small.
Who should care: Cybersecurity · Privacy officers · Administrators · Healthcare professionals · Compliance · Lawyers
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