Data Stolen from Ohio Medicare Provider

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Medicaid’s Ohio Department warned that an unknown individual accessed data in Maximus’ care without authorization for two days in May. The organization apparently suffered a security incident that may have led to the theft of personal information, according to Info Security Magazine. 

Counting about 30,000 people worldwide, including about 10,000 at 11 call centers in nine U.S. states, Maximus had been contracted by the Health Department to manage Medicare data. Between May 17-19, someone tried and succeeded in accessing sensitive information.

The company states “because the unauthorized activity was detected at a very early stage, Maximus believes our quick response limited potentially adverse impacts”.

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