What agency is involved? Employee Retirement System of Texas
What was the data breach? Personal health information data for other individuals was accessible when a person was logged into the agency portal
When did ERS receive notification? August 17 2018
How many people were impacted? nearly 1.25 million individuals
When did ERS report the incident? reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a “unauthorized access/disclosure” health data breach on October 15th
Gov Info Security | Texas Retirement Agency Portal Breach Affects 1.25 Million
Health IT Security | ERS Online Coding Error Exposes 1.25M Users to Health Data Breach