Data breach exposes SS# of York Hospital workers

YORK, Maine - York Hospital is reporting that hundreds of employees at its hospital and four campuses in York County have been victimized by a data breach.

The data breach was discovered Monday and is being investigated by local police and the FBI.

"York Hospital was victimized by cyber criminals who fraudulently stole personal identifying information of York Hospital employees," Merrill said in a statement issued Wednesday afternoon. "There is no indication at this time that patient health information, which is stored on a system separate from staff employment information, was targeted in this attack, nor was any medical information of York Hospital staff compromised."

The breach affects all hospital staff and exposes personal info, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers and W-2 forms.

York Hospital currently employs 1,400 people at its hospital in York and at its campuses in Wells, Berwick, Kittery and South Berwick.

"The hospital sincerely apologizes to its staff for this incident and deeply regrets the inconvenience that will be caused," said Merrill, who noted free identity theft security and mitigation services will be available to all staff.

There have been no reports of criminal activity since the data breach was discovered.