"This is another worrying case where there has been a significant delay in notifying the majority of people involved in a data breach. Despite having initially notified 2,500 people of a breach in August 2024, it's taken another year to confirm that over 163,000 people may have been impacted. Furthermore, even though Wayne Memorial Hospital added a data breach alert to its website in August 2024, according to Wayback Machine internet archive data, this had been removed by January 2025."
"A delay of over a year to notify people who have had their information stolen is unfortunate. Every day the information is in the hands of bad actors puts the victims at risk of not only identity theft, but also of scams and other social engineering tactics. Information such as procedures, dates and insurance information, all sto"
Wayne Memorial Hospital experienced a data breach on May 30, 2024, that ultimately impacted 163,440 individuals. The hospital notified affected consumers on August 27, 2025, while Comparitech reported that only 2,500 people were notified in August 2024. A website breach alert appeared in August 2024 and was removed by January 2025, according to internet archive data. Compromised information included Social Security numbers, names, birth dates, state-issued ID numbers, user IDs and passwords, financial account and card details, medical histories, lab results and imaging, healthcare provider identifiers, and insurance, Medicare and Medicaid numbers. Security experts warned that the lengthy notification delay increased risks of identity theft, scams, and social engineering.
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