A malware incident at Partners HealthCare exposed patient data on 2,600 patients. The incident was first detected in May 2017 but was only recently determined to be a reportable breach. Experts say the seven-month delay between the malware incident and a breach involving PHI is not uncommon in forensics investigations. “The impacted data was not in any specific format, and it was mixed in together with computer code, dates, numbers and other data, making it very difficult to read or decipher,” Partners says.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/partners-healthcare-breach-so-long-to-confirm-a-10636