Illinois Notifies 700,000 of Misconfiguration Breach
Summary
• More than 700,000 Illinois residents notified of a breach due to incorrect privacy settings exposing personal and medical information.
• The breach involved data related to Medicare, Medicaid, and rehabilitation services recipients.
Why It Matters for Texas Credit Unions
Texas CUs should be aware of the risks associated with misconfigured systems that could lead to similar breaches affecting their members.
Original Source Material
Mapping Platform Exposed Addresses and Medical Assistance Plans The Illinois Department of Human Services is notifying more than 700,000 individuals of a breach involving "incorrect privacy settings" left in place for several year that exposed online data pertaining to Medicare, Medicaid and rehabilitation services recipients.