Remorseless extortionists claim to have stolen thousands of files from Freedman HealthCare

An extortion gang claims to have breached Freedman HealthCare, a data and analytics firm whose customers include state agencies, health providers, and insurance companies, and is threatening to dump tens of thousands of sensitive files early Tuesday morning.

According to a claim posted Sunday on the shame site belonging to World Leaks, formerly Hunters International, the data thieves alleged to have pilfered 52.4 GB of data containing 42,204 files, which they will release at 4 am EDT on Tuesday.

Freedman HealthCare did not immediately respond to The Register's inquiries about the criminals' claims. But if they're true, this breach could be especially damaging for the compromised company as well as the dozens of state agencies Freedman works with to build databases that collect all types of sensitive information on residents including their insurance status, healthcare claims, and payment info. 

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