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More than 2,000 patients impacted by UT Southwestern Medical Center data breach

UT Southwestern Medical Center is spread out over several buildings north of downtown Dallas.
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UT Southwestern Medical Center is spread out over several buildings north of downtown Dallas.

A data breach compromised the information of more than 2,000 UT Southwestern Medical Center patients. The center provided information to the Texas Attorney General’s Office on March 7.

Some of the information leaked includes addresses, medical status, health insurance and dates of birth.

In a statement to ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº, UT Southwestern said the breach involved "internal use of unapproved software and did not involve a cyberattack or external exposure of data."

The medical center has not yet notified patients, but are "assessing the data to prepare notifications to those impacted."

UT Southwestern was also one of the hundreds of organizations impacted by the last summer. MOVEit, a file transfer software used by hospitals, state departments and private companies, was hacked in May 2023.

Got a tip? Email Elena Rivera at erivera@kera.org

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Updated: March 12, 2024 at 8:00 AM CDT
This story was updated with statements from UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Elena Rivera is the health reporter at ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº. Before moving to Dallas, Elena covered health in Southern Colorado for KRCC and Colorado Public Radio. Her stories covered pandemic mental health support, rural community health access issues and vaccine equity across the region.