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5 stories taggedpatient data.
NHS Transplant Service Sent Patients' Private Medical Data Over an Open Radio Network for Years
NHS Blood and Transplant used a pager system that broadcast donor names, birth dates and organ-matching scores without any encryption, meaning anyone with basic radio equipment could have been listening.
Madera Community Hospital Breach: 150,000 People's Medical and Financial Data Stolen
A California hospital spent nearly a year reviewing stolen files before telling patients their Social Security numbers, health records, and bank details had been taken. The criminal group that attacked them eventually dropped its ransom demand.
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.
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.
ShinyHunters Breach Hits Medtronic: 3.8 Million Patients' Medical Records Stolen
The extortion group ShinyHunters broke into the medical device maker's systems in April 2026, walking away with names, Social Security numbers, and sensitive health details belonging to nearly four million people.