Massachusetts General Hospital Alerts 10,000 Patients of Data Breach
Massachusetts General Hospital (“MGH”) is notifying approximately 9,900 individuals of a data breach incident involving MGH’s Department of Neurology in connection with some of its research programs.
On June 24, 2019, MGH learned that an unauthorized third party had access to databases related to two computer applications used by researchers in the Department of Neurology for specific Neurology research studies. The investigation revealed that between June 10 and June 16, 2019 the unauthorized third party had access to databases containing research data used by certain Neurology researchers.