Data Breach Alert: University of Utah Health Falls Victim to Phishing Scam, Some Patient Information Accessed
The information of some University of Utah Health patients has been accessed through a phishing attack that was sent to employees. The number of patients affected is not known, and what was accessed may have included names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, and certain clinical information related to the type of care patients received.
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