Augusta University Health breach risks health, personal information of 417,000

Matt Kempner reports on a developing story:

A breach of email accounts at Augusta University Health may have exposed sensitive  health and personal information of about 417,000 people, including patients around the state, the university announced Thursday.

Those at risk are primarily patients of Augusta University Health, including Augusta University Medical Center (which is the teaching hospital for the Medical College of Georgia), Children’s Hospital of Georgia and more than 80 outpatient clinics around the state, according to the university.

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