Data breach at White Plains Hospital

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (WABC) -- A security breach has been disclosed at a hospital in Westchester County.

Personal information about hundreds of emergency room patients over a two year period was leaked to someone or some entity that shouldn't have it.

So what if you're one of those patients? And who gave away the information?

White Plains Hospital is the latest target of a data breach.

An employee working for a billing company called Medical Management LLC. allegedly copied personal information including names, dates of birth, and social security numbers then gave it away to a third party.

MML handles the billing and coding for White Plains Hospital's emergency room.

"It should be held securely. Its information you should not give to certain people. I don't like giving my information out at all to anybody," said Jeffry Jones, a former patient.

The employee was fired and other hospitals in the state are affected.

Now patients at White Plains Hospital are waiting to find out if they're personal information was compromised.

"We're going to have to catch the company that's doing it. Wipe them out. The hospital is great. They're making them look bad. It's not right for them to mess up our lives," said Diana Bennett, a patient.

The breach was from February 2013 to March 2015.

Now the hospital is offering identity theft protection services for anyone who may have been impacted.

Credit protection expert Adam Levine has this advice for the 1,100 people affected.

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Anyone who may have fallen victim will be notified by mail.

Those affected by the breach are also being offered identity threat protection services at no cost.

There was no indication that any medical history or treatment information was disclosed.

Victims are being advised to place a fraud alert or a security freeze on their accounts through a national credit bureau and to review all bills and account statements.