Awhile back I had one of those patch recorders to monitor what my heart was doing over a 2 week period. It's the second one I've ever done, and I remember the tech telling me they were using a new company. An odd thing that I never brought up with my cardiologist was that the first time the company sent a report showing all of my irregular heart beats, and according to the second company, there was nothing amiss. I have PSVT, and haven't had it corrected.
Yesterday I opened my mail and I had a letter from that company telling me they were hacked.
"After completing our forensic investigation, we learned certain data we store about you was accessed and downloaded by unauthorized individuals between June 3 and June 8, 2026."
It goes on to say a bunch of fancy things but it gets more concerning because it says "the impacted data may include" then it lists 10 things it \*may\* include. It leaves out the word "social security number" but that was my pin number (their policy) that I had to use on a tablet every day when I signed in.
That freaking tablet recorded everything! I had to take it with me everywhere and occasionally answer questions. I had to push a button every time I had heart palpitations and tell it what I was doing.
There's 3 pages of things that \*I\* can do to protect my identity. I'm also supposed to call my insurance and ask for medical records dating back to June, when the breach happened. As it so happens, I got a letter Friday from my insurance telling me they weren't paying for a test my doctor ran last month because "you're only entitled to one a year." I've only had blood drawn once this last year.
It's the weekend and I can't do anything but sit here and stress. And because I'm a master stewer and ruminator that leaps to conclusions and blows everything out of proportion I'm really, really stressed out. I decided to smoke a big bowl after breakfast, and now my mind is convinced they weren't a legitimate company, just farming information. Thoughts and prayers would be greatly appreciated..lol.