Data breach at Geisinger may have exposed data from 1.2M patients

A former employee of Nuance Communications, a Microsoft subsidiary, accessed sensitive patient data at Geisinger, potentially exposing personal information of over 1.2 million patients. The breach included patient names, birth dates, addresses and medical record numbers, though no financial information was exposed. The worker is now facing federal charges. Cybersecurity issues have become increasingly significant for healthcare systems, with large data breaches impacting over 134 million people in 2023.