2023 PhilHealth data breach affected 42M individuals — NPC

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2023 PhilHealth data breach affected 42M individuals — NPC
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The September 2023 data breach on state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation has affected P42 million individuals, the National Privacy Commission said Monday.Director 4 and lawyer Maria Theresita Patula made the response upon the questioning of House appropriations panel senior vice chairperson Stella Quimbo of Marikina City.“As of now, there are 42 million records , Madam Chair,” Patula said asked by Quimbo how many PhilHealth members were affected by the data breach.

Patula, however, noted that under the Data Privacy Act, PhilHealth has the mandate to inform its members affected by the data breach within 72 hours of such occurrence.“They should inform the affected data subjects of how the breach happened, what possible risk they are exposed to such as identity theft, and how they can protect themselves from the risks,” Patula said.

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