Question 1

What happened in the Rehabilitation data breach?

Accepted Answer

Rehabilitation experienced a misconfiguration breach that occurred on November 22, 2017. The breach was discovered on December 1, 2017 and publicly disclosed on November 22, 2017.

Question 2

What data was exposed in the Rehabilitation breach?

Accepted Answer

The following types of data were exposed: Names, Social Security Numbers.

Question 3

What should I do if I was affected by the Rehabilitation breach?

Accepted Answer

If you were affected, you should: monitor your accounts and health records for suspicious activity, consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus, watch for official notification letters from Rehabilitation, report any suspicious use of your health information to HHS, and be cautious of phishing attempts that may reference this breach.

Rehabilitation Data Breach

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