Hackers have stolen the personal Medicaid data of over 20,000 Iowa residents. According to reports, hackers stole data such as full names and Medicaid details.
- The breach happened due to a contractor's computer systems being hacked in a cyberattack between June 30 and July 5, 2022.
- The contractor, Telligen, performs annual assessments for Medicaid members.
- Telligen
subcontracted a percentage of its work to a company named Independent
Living Systems. The latter was hacked, resulting in data theft.
- The
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services claims that it has
contacted authorities, including the FBI, to find the responsible actors
and to ensure that similar security breaches do not happen again.
- Security researchers have criticized the fact that it took eight months to inform the victims about the breach.
