Texas health system reports data breach

Dallas-based Parkland Health suffered a data breach, which has affected 6,523 patients, CBS News Texas reported Oct. 28. 

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The health system reported the breach to the Texas Attorney General website. Individuals names, dates of birth and medical information were compromised as a result of the incident. 

“Parkland is still investigating the issue,” a spokesperson for Parkland Health told the publication. “We will be able to communicate more details once our investigations are concluded.”

The impacted individuals will be notified by Parkland Health.

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