Health data giant CareCloud says hackers accessed patients medical records | TechCrunch

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News Summary

  • CareCloud confirmed that hackers accessed one of its stores of patients' electronic health records during a data breach earlier this month.
  • The company detected unauthorized access on March 16 to one of six environments where it stores patients’ medical and healthcare records.
  • The hackers had access to this medical records storage for more than eight hours, the company said.
  • The health tech giant said it believes the hackers are no longer in its network after restoring its systems the same day.
  • CareCloud said the breach is unlikely to affect the company’s financial position, but conceded that its investigation remains under way.
Healthcare technology giant CareCloud has confirmed that hackers accessed one of its stores of patients electronic health records during a data breach earlier this month. The disclosure, filed wit [+2424 chars]

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