Three things to know:
1. The hospital found the unsecured link to a file containing protected health information on July 10 and immediately disabled it. The hospital conducted an investigation and found an employee mistakenly made the link insecure.
2. There is no evidence of unauthorized access or fraudulent activity due to the mistake.
3. McLaren Oakland notified the 2,219 affected patients of the breach by mail on Oct. 6.
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