Threat Pulse 62High
Exact Sciences (Abbott) breached by vishing; 10.9 million emails and health data dumped
Severity 7ResolvedconfirmedHealthcareCredentials and personal data

Abbott disclosed on July 16 that a voice phishing call gave ShinyHunters access to internal systems at cancer diagnostics unit Exact Sciences. The group claimed more than 30 million rows including over 1 million Social Security numbers; 10.9 million unique emails appeared in Have I Been Pwned on August 7 along with names, addresses and personal health information.

What to do: Abbott analyzing data for notifications; lawsuits filed.

· 112 days ago · 10.9 million emails confirmed, 30 million rows claimed · The Register
SourcesThe RegisterBankInfoSecurity
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Millions of patients (impact 3), completed theft and public leak (exploitability 2), healthcare as the primary target (criticality 2).

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