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Ampath disputes claims 80 million patient records breached
Original: Ampath says data breach claims of “80 million patient records” are overstated
South African pathology laboratory Ampath says claims that a data breach exposed 80 million patient records are overstated. The company is pushing back on the reported scale of the incident, though details of how many records were actually affected remain unclear. The dispute has drawn attention to how patient data is protected by major private health providers in South Africa.
Why now: A major health data breach story is unfolding and the disputed scale of exposed patient records is generating public concern.
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