Former Nuance Employee Admits Breaching Over 1.2 Million Geisinger Patient Records

A former employee of Nuance Communications, identified as Max Vance (also known as Andre J. Burk), admitted to breaching over 1.2 million Geisinger Health patient records after his employment was terminated. Vance, who worked as a subcontractor for Nuance—a business associate of Geisinger—retained unauthorized access to Geisinger’s patient data post-termination. Geisinger detected the breach and subsequently notified Nuance. The incident involves insider misuse of privileged access to sensitive health information. No specific dates for the breach or detection were provided in the report.