Health Data of Thousands of Clients Posted on Social Media

CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed a previous media report that its computer system was hacked last year and private information – including Social Security numbers and Medicaid ID numbers – were published on a social media site, according to a statement. The confirmation of the hack comes as WMUR-TV reported on Twitter earlier today that the department would be confirming that its internal files were hacked.