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Billings Clinic employee’s email hacked during overseas travel; breach affects 8,400 people

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Dissent

James Woodcock reports:

Billings Clinic reported a data breach Friday that affected 8,400 people.

The hospital’s security systems identified unusual activity with an employee’s email account on May 14, according to a release from the organization. The account was hacked while the employee was traveling overseas.

Read more on Independent Record.


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