George Hills Company, Inc. Provides Notification Regarding Systema Software Incident
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- George Hills Company, Inc. (GHC) is a third party administrator that provides claim administration and litigation management services for California public sector and private insurance carriers for general liability and property claims. Systema Software is a third party service provider to GHC that provides and hosts a website application for claims management.
Systema Software notified GHC on September 9, 2015, that a security researcher contacted Systema Software because he had identified a configuration in the website application that allowed him to gain access to a temporary data backup of claims databases. Systema Software was able to immediately correct the permissions for the application and eliminate the issue. After hearing about the researcher's access and learning that Systema Software had corrected the issue, GHC began an investigation of the report and confirmed that Systema Software had hired a computer security firm to ensure that the configuration issue was corrected and to determine the extent of the access. Systema Software confirmed that the security researcher was the only unauthorized user to access the databases. The security researcher, who lives in Texas, also contacted the Texas Attorney General and self-reported this issue. The Texas Attorney General investigated the report and obtained an affidavit from the security researcher who stated under oath that: (1) he downloaded information from Systema Software's website application to an external hard drive; (2) he delivered the external hard drive to the Texas Attorney General; (3) the hard drive he turned over contains the only copy of the information he downloaded; and (4) he has not and will not engage in any unauthorized use of the information.
Based on the investigation and the researcher's sworn statement, GHC does not believe that any information from the databases was used for any unauthorized purpose. However, GHC wants to let individuals know about its investigation and the information maintained in the database, which may include (depending on the claim) the individual's name, address, Social Security number, driver's license number, and medical information such as medical status report or claim status correspondence.
GHC regrets any inconvenience this incident may cause. GHC began mailing letters to individuals on December 8, 2015. GHC does not have address information for a small percentage of individuals whose information was in the database. GHC has established a dedicated call center for anyone who does not receive a letter but has made a claim against a California entity and believes his or her information may be included. GHC has also posted information on its website at www.georgehills.com. Individuals may also call 877-841-8161, Monday through Friday, 6am - 6pm PST.
About George Hills Company, Inc.: George Hills Company, Inc. (GHC) is a third party administrator that provides claim administration and litigation management services for California public sector and private insurance carriers for general liability and property claims.
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