WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A data breach has been reported at a Wichita medical clinic affecting 397 Texas patients, according to the Texas Attorney General’s office.
Kansas Joint and Spine Specialists, located at 10100 E. Shannon Wood Circle near K-96 and Webb Road has been the victim of a data security breach. The Texas Attorney General’s office was notified that the clinic’s patients’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial information (e.g. account number, debit or credit card number), medical information, health insurance information, and date of birth were compromised in the breach.
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Under Texas law, any entity that does any business in Texas is to notify the state of the breach even if no Texas residents are affected. Kansas only requires victims to be notified of a breach .
Only when a breach affects more than 1,000 individuals is a person, entity, or business required by Kansas law to report the breach to all nationwide consumer reporting agencies. However, that can be delayed if law enforcement deems it necessary for their criminal investigation.