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AdaptHealth confirms 4.1 million people exposed in July cyberattack

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

Healthcare company AdaptHealth has confirmed that data of 4.1 million people was exposed in a cyberattack discovered in July that was attributed to the ShinyHunters threat group. [...]

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