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HACKERS CLAIM MILLIONS OF PATIENT RECORDS STOLEN DURING DATA BREACH AT HEALTHCARE GIANT MCKESSON

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McKesson confirmed hackers breached several cloud-hosted accounts and stole data tied to its oncology, multispecialty, and medical-surgical businesses. ShinyHunters claims it used phishing and social engineering to gain access, stealing millions of rows from Snowflake and Salesforce containing personal and highly sensitive health information. The group reportedly demanded a $55 million ransom.