DAILY NEWS CLIP: October 30, 2024

100 Million Americans’ Medical Records Exposed In Massive Data Breach


Forbes – Monday, October 28, 2024
By Lars Daniel

On October 24th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights data breach portal updated the total number of people impacted by the UnitedHealth data breach to 100 million, marking the first time the company has officially quantified the breach’s scope. This confirmation cements the breach as the largest healthcare data exposure in U.S. history, underscoring the significant risks that cybersecurity incidents pose to sensitive patient information.

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