Hackers Breach Hospital Network, Steal 4.5 Million Patient Records

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A group of hackers, believed to be from China, has breached a large American hospital network, stealing 4.5 million patients' records.

The target of the attack, Community Health Systems, revealed the breach in a regulatory filing on Monday. The hackers obtained the "patient names, addresses, birthdates, telephone numbers and social security numbers," but no credit card numbers or "medical or clinical information," the company wrote in the filing

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Community Health Systems, as well as Mandiant, a forensic firm part of security company FireEye, believe that the attack stemmed from China Read more...

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