Cybercriminals pwn 850k+ Americans' healthcare data

Cybercriminals broke in and stole nearly a million Americans' data in the space of a week, in the course of three digital burglaries at healthcare providers.

Goshen Medical Center, which runs sites across North Carolina, has this week reported a sizeable breach affecting 456,385 people.

The types of data exposed varied for each individual, but basic personal information, as well as social security numbers, driver's license numbers, and medical record numbers were exposed during this attack, which went undetected for almost a month.

A notice issued to affected individuals stated that the healthcare provider noticed signs of a break-in on March 4, and came to learn that it began on February 15.

Further east, Retina Group of Florida reported itself to individual state attorneys general and the Department for Health and Human Services on September 16, admitting to its own attack that affected 153,429.

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