Lubbock Cardiology Clinic Announces Data Breach Affecting 1,400 Patients

Lubbock (Texas) Cardiology Clinic has announced a data breach involving unauthorized access to 1,400 of its patients’ medical records.

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Lubbock Cardiology Clinic posted a letter online notifying patients their medical records were accessed by an unauthorized individual from Dec. 15, 2013 to Jan. 30, according to a Lubbock Avalanche-Journal report.

The unauthorized user accessed and downloaded patients’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Social Security numbers, according to the report.

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