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Oracle Health Cerner Breach Grows to 20 Million Patients
Original: Oracle Health's Cerner EHR Breach Figure Soars to 20 Million
Oracle Health has sharply raised its estimate of people affected by a data breach of its Cerner electronic health records system, now saying roughly 20 million patients' information was compromised. The figure is a major increase from earlier disclosures, putting the incident among the largest healthcare data breaches reported in the United States and raising fresh questions about security at the health IT giant.
Why now: The company dramatically increased its breach estimate, making it one of the largest healthcare data breaches on record.
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- Oracle Health's Cerner EHR Breach Figure Soars to 20 Million · BankInfoSecurity
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