Apria reports data breach
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:34 AM CDT, Wed May 24, 2023
INDIANAPOLIS – Apria Healthcare is providing notice of a data breach that involved some personal information. On Sept. 1, 2021, Apria received a notification regarding access to select Apria systems by an unauthorized third party. The company says it took immediate action to mitigate the incident, including working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and hiring a forensic investigation team to investigate and resolve the incident. Based on its investigation and discussions with law enforcement, Apria believes the purpose of the unauthorized access was to fraudulently obtain funds from Apria and not to access personal information of its patients or employees. The company says there is no evidence of funds removed, and it is not aware of the misuse of personal information related to this incident. The company says information potentially accessed in the incident varied for each individual and may have included personal, medical, health insurance or financial information, and in some limited cases, Social Security numbers. Apria is notifying individuals whose information may have been accessed and is providing complimentary identity protection services.
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