South Carolina Medicare, Medicaid Breach Affects 228K, Former HHS Employee Arrested

Approximately 228,435 Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries where victim to a security breach when former South Carolina HHS employee, Christopher Lykes Jr., allegedly transferred personal information to his email account, according to a CMIO report.

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Mr. Lykes has been arrested and charged with five counts of violating the confidentiality of the Medically Indigent Assistance Act and one count of disclosure of confidential information, according to a Greenville Online report.

South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has asked that every state cabinet agency review its computer and information security to prevent another breach.

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