Ex Nuance worker pleads guilty in insider Geisinger breach 1.2M

A former Nuance employee has admitted breaching Geisinger Health System patient records in 2023 and removing protected information—including names, dates of birth and addresses—affecting 1.2 million people. Max Vance, 46, of El Cajon, pleaded guilty in the U.S. Middle District Court to a charge of obtaining information from a protected computer, after his termination from Nuance allowed him continued access to Geisinger data. The breach was detected by Geisinger and notified to Nuance, per the report.

The California man’s plea followed a sequence in which he initially hesitated to plead guilty before changing his mind and admitting guilt. The update is reported by John Beauge, with further details available at PennLive as cited in the piece. According to PennLive, Vance is identified by the case as Max Vance, also known as Andre J. Burk, and the incident underscores concerns about insider access in vendor relationships.