Welltok data breach exposes data of 85 million US patients

pMicrosoft December 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 34 flaws 1 zerodayppUkrainian military says it hacked Russias federal tax agencyppMicrosoft OAuth apps used to automate BEC and cryptomining attacksppWindows 11 KB5033375 update released with upgraded Copilot AIassistantppMicrosoft seizes domains used to sell fraudulent Outlook accountsppStealthy KVbotnet hijacks SOHO routers and VPN devicesppBazarCall attacks abuse Google Forms to legitimize phishing emailsppFrench police arrests Russian suspect linked to Hive ransomwareppQualys BrowserCheckppSTOPDecrypterppAuroraDecrypterppFilesLockerDecrypterppAdwCleanerppComboFixppRKillppJunkware Removal ToolppBest VPNsppHow to change IP addressppAccess the dark web safelyppBest VPN for YouTubeppRemove the Theonlinesearchcom Search RedirectppRemove the Smartwebfindercom Search RedirectppHow to remove the PBlock adware browser extensionppRemove the Toksearchesxyz Search RedirectppRemove Security Tool and SecurityTool Uninstall GuideppHow to Remove WinFixer Virtumonde Msevents TrojanvundoppHow to remove Antivirus 2009 Uninstall InstructionsppHow to remove Google Redirects or the TDSS TDL3 or Alureon rootkit using TDSSKillerppLocky Ransomware Information Help Guide and FAQppCryptoLocker Ransomware Information Guide and FAQppCryptorBit and HowDecrypt Information Guide and FAQppCryptoDefense and HowDecrypt Ransomware Information Guide and FAQppHow to enable Kernelmode Hardwareenforced Stack Protection in Windows 11ppHow to use the Windows Registry EditorppHow to backup and restore the Windows RegistryppHow to open a Windows 11 Command Prompt as AdministratorppHow to start Windows in Safe ModeppHow to remove a Trojan Virus Worm or other MalwareppHow to show hidden files in Windows 7ppHow to see hidden files in WindowsppeLearningppIT Certification CoursesppGear GadgetsppSecurityppppHealthcare SaaS provider Welltok is warning that a data breach exposed the personal data of nearly 85 million patients in the US after a file transfer program used by the company was hacked in a data theft attackppWelltok works with health service providers across the US maintaining online wellness programs holding databases with personal patient data generating predictive analytics and supporting healthcare needs like medication adherence and pandemic responseppEarlier this year the Clop ransomware gang exploited a zeroday vulnerability in the MOVEit software to breach thousands of organizations worldwide following up with extortion demands and data leaks impacting over 77 million peopleppWelltok published a notice of a data incident in late October warning that its MOVEit Transfer server was breached on July 26 2023 This occurred despite applying the security updates as soon as those were made available by the vendorppPatient data was exposed during the breach including full names email addresses physical addresses and telephone numbers For some it also includes Social Security Numbers SSNs MedicareMedicaid ID numbers and certain Health Insurance informationppThe impact of the breach impacted institutions in various states including Minnesota Alabama Kansas North Carolina Michigan Nebraska Illinois and Massachusetts with the following healthcare providers said to be impactedppInitial estimates about the number of impacted individuals varied as Welltok didnt immediately disclose this informationppHowever earlier today the firm reported on the US Department of Health and Human Services breach portal that the data breach has been confirmed to impact 8493379 peopleppThis figure places the Welltok breach as the second largest MOVEit data breach after services contractor Maximus whose data breach affected 11 million peopleppAuto parts giant AutoZone warns of MOVEit data breachppMaine govt notifies 13 million people of MOVEit data breachppMcLaren Health Care says data breach impacted 22 million peopleppTransForm says ransomware data breach affects 267000 patientsppCold storage giant Americold discloses data breach after April malware attackppNot a member yet Register NowppCloud engineer gets 2 years for wiping exemployers code reposppOver 1450 pfSense servers exposed to RCE attacks via bug chainppTerms of Use Privacy Policy Ethics Statement Affiliate DisclosureppCopyright 2003 2023 Bleeping Computer LLC All Rights ReservedppNot a member yet Register NowppRead our posting guidelinese to learn what content is prohibitedp