Health IT Vendor’s Data Breach Exposes Nearly 4M Patient Records

Katie Adams / medcitynews - Revenue cycle vendor Unlimited Technology Systems disclosed a ransomware attack affecting 3.8 million patients — the second-largest healthcare data breach reported to HHS this year.The post Health IT Vendor’s Data Breach Exposes Nearly 4M Patient Records …

AI Summary: A ransomware attack on a health IT vendor exposed nearly four million patient records, prompting urgent security reviews and fresh scrutiny of vendor controls. The incident highlights systemic vulnerabilities in healthcare data protections, spurred regulatory attention and calls for tighter oversight across third‑party technology providers.

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