Cyberattack on Oklahoma home health, hospice company impacts 4,500

Tishomingo, Olka.-based Aspire Home Health and Hospice is notifying 4,500 patients of an Aug. 10 cyberattack, which may have exposed the personal information of patients, including names, address, Social Security numbers, and insurance and medical information.

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As soon as Aspire became aware of the incident, it performed a thorough investigation to determine the scope of the issue, according to a statement.

“In the aftermath of this incident, Aspire will continue to review its systems and improve the security of the information it maintains by implementing,” the notice reads. “For example, additional audit and surveillance technology to detect unauthorized intrusions [will be implemented].”

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