Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has warned Marylanders that their medical and other private information may have been compromised by a cyberattack against American Medical Collection Agency, a third-party collection agency for laboratories, hospitals, physician groups, medical providers and others. The known list of those impacted affects over 20 million patients.
CONSUMER ALERT: Md. Attorney General Brian Frosh warns Marylanders of a massive medical data breach after a cyberattack leaving 20 million patients' personal data at risk. https://t.co/ipY0OeR3L4
— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) June 12, 2019
Expert Comments:
Tim Erlin, VP, Product Management and Strategy at Tripwire:
There’s no doubt that this information will be monetized. It will be sold and potentially re-sold, but ultimately used to the detriment of the consumers affected.”