Hacker gains access to Magellan RX Management employee’s account, which contained health plan member data

Exploit: Phishing scam
Magellan Rx Management: Full-service pharmacy benefit manager

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Risk to Small Business: 1.777 = Severe: An employee fell for a phishing scam that provided hackers with access to his account, which contained health plan member data. The breach occurred back on May 28th, and it wasn’t identified until July 5th. However, it’s unclear why the company waited until November before disclosing the breach to the public. Officials haven’t found any evidence that the data was misused, but the lengthy response time makes it more difficult for those impacted by the breach to secure their information before it’s used for nefarious purposes.

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Individual Risk: 2 = Severe: The breach included member information, including names, dates of birth, health plan member ID numbers, health plan names, providers, diagnoses, and other healthcare-related information. This information is often used to facilitate additional cybercrimes like spear phishing attacks, so those impacted by the breach should be critical of digital communications, especially those requesting personal information.

Customers Impacted: Unknown
How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Despite advanced security practices and other defensive efforts, phishing scams will inevitably make their way into employees’ inboxes. Fortunately, such messages can be rendered harmless, unless they are acted upon by an employee. Every business can enhance its defensive posture by providing comprehensive awareness training to keep employees abreast of the latest threats and the best practices for protecting company data.

Risk Levels:

1 - 1.5 = Extreme Risk
1.51 - 2.49 = Severe Risk
2.5 - 3 = Moderate Risk

*The risk score is calculated using a formula that considers a wide range of factors related to the assessed breach.


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