AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group Provides Substitute Notice of Data Incident to Affected Individuals
24 May 2024 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group, LLC (ABSG) is issuing notice
to individuals who may have been impacted by a data security
incident. ABSG’s parent company previously announced the data
security incident, which is fully contained.
Through an investigation with the assistance of law enforcement,
cybersecurity experts and outside lawyers, ABSG has now identified
certain individuals whose personal information was involved in the
incident. This information was maintained in connection with a
prescription supply program offered by ABSG’s predecessor and
former covered entity subsidiary, Medical Initiatives, Inc. Based
on ABSG’s investigation, the affected protected health information
included first name, last name, and prescriptions. This information
was gathered before ABSG acquired this entity. ABSG is the
surviving covered entity at this time. There is no evidence that
any of this information has been or will be publicly disclosed, or
that any information was or will be misused for fraudulent purposes
as a result of this incident.
ABSG is now issuing notification to impacted individuals via
this media release and a substitute notice on its website. ABSG is
also providing notice to the Department of Health and Human
Services Office of Civil Rights. This press release is being issued
as substitute notice because ABSG lacks any information about the
addresses of the individuals involved, in large part because ABSG
is a successor to the original covered entities.
For individuals seeking additional information regarding this
event, a toll-free assistance line has been established.
Individuals may call 1-833-918-4082 toll-free Monday through Friday
from 9 am to 9 pm US Eastern Time.
Potentially affected individuals can also find additional
information on how they can help protect their personal
information, as well as obtain additional resources, and other
information, by visiting ABSG’s website at
https://www.absg.com.
ABSG takes this incident and the security of information
entrusted to it very seriously. ABSG is working with cybersecurity
experts to reinforce its systems and information security protocols
in an effort to prevent incidents like this from occurring in the
future.
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