SAC Health System Impacted By Netgain Cyber Incident
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/
SAC Health System is providing notice of a recent event that took place on the system of Netgain Technology, LLC ( Netgain ), a former third-party service provider, and may affect the privacy of information of certain SAC Health System patients. This notification provides information about the event, SAC Health System s response to it, and resources available to individuals to help protect their information, should they feel it necessary to do so.
What Happened? On January 15, 2021, Netgain disclosed to SAC Health System that a data security incident resulted in the potential for unauthorized access to certain Netgain servers containing SAC Health System s data between November 15, 2020 and November 22, 2020. SAC Health System immediately began working with Netgain to determine the nature and scope of this potential access, and also launch
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