Inogen 30,000 customers’ data breach

According to the Californian Company of portable oxygen devices Inogen statement, the e-mail address of one of its employees has been compromised and the personal data of 30,000 customers may have been disclosed.

The data possibly captured includes customer name, address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, date of death, Medicare identification number, insurance policy information, and/or type of medical equipment provided. The company does not believe payment card information was involved.

The company will notify those involved and will make credit monitoring services available. Inogen is also putting into place new internal security operations to prevent this from happening again.