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AdaptHealth breach: social engineering gave attackers cloud access, patient data stolen

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

AdaptHealth disclosed that attackers used social engineering to steal passwords and access its cloud systems, compromising patient health information and insurance billing data. The breach originated from a third-party contractor. The healthcare tech firm has not yet disclosed the number of affected patients.

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This incident underscores that even with strong cloud security, the human element remains the weakest link, especially when third-party contractors have privileged access.
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