Hospital and clinic operator HCA Healthcare said it has suffered a major hack that risks the data of at least 11 million patients.
, affected 79 million people. Chinese spies were indicted in that case, and there is no evidence the stolen data was ever put up for sale.
The suspected HCA hacker, who first posted a sample of stolen data online on July 5, was trying to sell the data and apparently trying to extort HCA, the AP reported. The hacker, who claimed to have 27.7 million records, then dumped a file online on Monday that included nearly 1 million records from the company's San Antonio division.HCA is asking patients not to pay any invoices or billing requests without first calling the chain at 608-1803 to verify that the message is legitimate.
HCA added that it"reported this event to law enforcement and retained third-party forensic and threat intelligence advisors." It also claimed that the breach, which revealed at least 27 million rows of data on about 11 million patients, didn't include potentially sensitive information, including patients' treatment or diagnosis; payment information, passwords, driver's license numbers or Social Security numbers.
HCA claimed that it"has not identified evidence of any malicious activity on HCA Healthcare networks or systems related to this incident. The company disabled user access to the storage location as an immediate containment measure and plans to contact any impacted patients to provide additional information and support, in accordance with its legal and regulatory obligations, and will offer credit monitoring and identity protection services, where appropriate.
HCA operates more than 180 hospitals and 2,000 care locations, such as walk-in clinics, across 20 states and the U.K., according to the company's website.
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