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SickKids Says Third-Party Software Flaw Exposed Employee and Applicant Data
Toronto's largest paediatric hospital confirms a breach affecting HR records. Patient files were not touched.
3.8 Million People's Medical and Personal Data Stolen in Unlimited Technology Systems Breach
A healthcare billing company lost names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and scanned ID documents for nearly four million people after hackers spent five days inside its systems last October.
One Developer Password Unlocked Everything: Inside a Healthcare Software Provider's Wake-Up Call
A company that thought its segmented cloud setup was secure ran a simulated attack and watched a single stolen developer credential unravel four years of layered defences in minutes.
311,000 People's Medical and Financial Records Stolen from Brown Health Medical Group in Massachusetts
A hack at the group's Hawthorn location last December exposed Social Security numbers, credit card details, and medical records for more than 311,000 patients and staff. The breach sat undiscovered for six months.
Amgen Says Attackers Stole Patient Data From Third-Party Cloud Systems
The biotech giant disclosed the breach in an SEC filing after detecting unauthorized activity in July, but has not named the cloud providers involved or how many patients are affected.
ShinyHunters Are Phoning Hospital Help Desks: Health-ISAC Sounds the Alarm
A wave of voice-phishing calls is tricking healthcare staff into handing over single sign-on access, and the data theft is following fast.
Ransomware gangs are going after VPNs, and an AI just ran its own attack
Ransomware attacks rose for the fourth month in a row in June, with criminals targeting the devices companies use to connect remote workers. A new AI-driven attack completed an entire break-in with no human at the keyboard.
PEAR ransomware crew claims 1.26 million-record breach at Georgia billing firm MCBS
Medical Computer Business Services says attackers roamed its network for four days in September 2025. A ransomware group now claims it stole 3.3 terabytes of patient and business data.
Leaky Alibaba Cloud Server Exposes China-Linked Spying Kit Aimed at Hospitals and Governments
Researchers at Group-IB stumbled on a misconfigured server in Singapore that revealed a new Windows loader, TriBack, used against targets across Asia and Latin America.
Brisbane Medical Clinic Took Three Months to Tell Patients Their Emails Were Read by Hackers
GO2 Health notified the regulator in May but did not warn affected patients until July, raising questions about Australia's 30-day disclosure rules and whether they go far enough.
Hackers Hit 21 Australian Health Clinics, Putting Medicare Numbers and Test Results at Risk
Partnered Health confirmed a data breach on 23 June that reached patient files across Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Experts warn the stolen records could surface for sale on hidden online marketplaces.
Abbott Digs Into Two Cyber Incidents at Its Cancer Diagnostics Arm
The medical giant is investigating a break-in at old Exact Sciences systems and a separate extortion claim tied to a research portal.
Ransomware group claims attack on Els for Autism Foundation
A criminal group called cmdorganization has listed the Florida-based autism charity on a dark-web extortion site. The foundation has not confirmed any incident, and the claim could not be independently verified.
Half a Million Patients' Data Stolen From New Jersey Lab Company
A criminal group called WorldLeaks broke into Centers Laboratory's systems last August and walked off with records covering 542,377 people, including Social Security numbers and medical details.
Hackers Are Targeting the Companies Behind Your Hospital, Not Just the Hospital Itself
Attacks on healthcare businesses, the billing firms and IT vendors that keep hospitals running, surged 110% in a year. Experts say criminals have figured out that one breach can unlock hundreds of patients at once.