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Change Healthcare says it has notified approximately 100 million Americans that their personal, financial and healthcare records may have been stolen in a February 2024 ransomware attack that caused the largest ever known databreach of protected health information. A breach notification from Change Healthcare.
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There is little doubt that high-profile breaches like this will persist. This drives public awareness of the risks associated with identitytheft. As a result, many people rush to protect themselves by subscribing to services that offer credit monitoring, identitytheft protection, and fraud alerts.
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million Australians who used the MediSecure prescription delivery service during the approximate period of March 2019 to November 2023 are impacted by this Incident based on individuals’ healthcare identifiers. The company warns that the stolen data can be used to carry out scams, phishing attacks, and identitytheft against Australians.
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