30,000-plus veterans affected by Baylor Genetics’ cybersecurity breach – FedScoop

30,000-plus veterans affected by Baylor Genetics’ cybersecurity breach  FedScoop

The mid-June breach exposed names, dates of birth, medical testing information, lab test results, health insurance data and partial Social Security numbers, a VA email said. Over 30,000 veterans’ health data was exposed in a June cybersecurity incident at the genetic testing laboratory Baylor Genetics, and the Department of Veterans Affairs said the company didn’t meet its notification expectations, according to an email sent by an agency official Monday and viewed by FedScoop. Names, dates of birth, medical testing information, lab test results, health insurance data and partial Social Security numbers were accessed by an “unauthorized third party” around June 15, according to the email from the VA notifying congressional staff. However, Baylor reported that it is “not aware of any identity theft, fraud, or misuse of personal information related to this incident at this time,” the email said.

“Upon learning of the incident, VA took immediate actions to ensure that affected Veterans are protected, by evaluating Baylor’s notification process and compliance with its contractual and security responsibilities,” it said. VA met with Baylor and determined the company’s initial notification and information sharing “did not meet VA’s expectations for timely, complete, and appropriately coordinated notifications,” it said, and specifically briefed providers with its Pharmacogenomics and Medical Genetics programs. “VA worked with Baylor to improve the notification process and revised Baylor’s