Kansas Joint and Spine Specialists data breach impacts 83,000+ patients

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Wichita-based Kansas Joint and Spine Specialists has reported a data breach that affected 83,869 patients, according to a Jan. 25 report from classaction.org.

The practice became aware of an unauthorized third party accessing its systems on June 20 and took action to secure its network and investigate the activity. 

Exposed patient data includes first and last names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, contact information, diagnoses, health insurance claim numbers, medical record numbers and other unique identifiers, according to the report. 

The breach also impacted 397 Texas patients, according to a Jan. 25 report from NBC affiliate KSN



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