Thousands of patients exposed after phishing attack on Iowa hospital

Corydon, Iowa-based Wayne County Hospital began notifying 2,016 patients that their data may have been exposed after hackers launched a phishing attack on its employee emails.

Four details:

1. On March 22, the hospital learned it was the victim of a phishing attack. The hospital took steps to secure its network and launched an investigation with a third-party cybersecurity firm, according to a news release. 
   
   
2. The investigation found that hackers gained access to some employee email accounts. 
   
   
3. Email accounts contained some patients' names, Social Security numbers, financial account information, medical-related information and more.
   
   
4. The hospital said it's working to figure out how the breach occurred and taking steps to prevent a similar situation from occurring again.