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2023: Data theft of millions of Americans by hackers

On May 23, 2023, Point32Health, one of the largest insurance companies in the United States, reported cyber warfare, as a result of which attackers stole the medical data of millions of Americans.

Point32Health, the parent organization of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, was attacked by a ransomware program. A preliminary investigation found that cybercriminals had infiltrated Harvard Pilgrim's information infrastructure. The theft of confidential information was carried out from March 28 to April 17, 2023: thus, hackers were able to download a huge array of files from the victim's servers.

Point32Health reported cyber warfare

The official notification says that the stolen databases may contain the following information: the names of customers, their physical addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, insurance information medical , social security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, medical histories, diagnoses, prescribed treatment, service dates, etc. In addition, certain data on contract suppliers were stolen.

Point32Health reports that as a result of the invasion, some of the affected IT systems, including those used to serve suppliers, had to be disconnected from the Internet - they remain offline. About which cyber group is behind the attack and whether the attackers presented a ransom demand, nothing is reported. The company continues to investigate and is taking steps to implement additional security tools.

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Harvard Pilgrim does not know about any misuse of personal information and protected medical data as a result of this incident, but, nevertheless, the company began to notify potentially affected persons about what happened, the published message says.[1]
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