"EMS Software Hack Exposes 2.7 Million People"

A ransomware attack on ESO, a provider of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) software, involves the sensitive details of millions of people, including their healthcare data. One impacted system contained information about patients associated with ESO's customers. SSNs were only exposed in a few cases. Healthcare data can be sold on dark web forums to malicious actors who want to commit medical identity theft. This type of identity theft involves using stolen information to submit forged claims to Medicare and other health insurers. Other Personally Identifiable Information (PII) could also be used to commit fraud, ranging from identity theft and phishing attacks to opening new credit accounts, making unauthorized purchases, or obtaining loans under false pretenses. This article continues to discuss the potential impact of the EMS software hack.

Cybernews reports "EMS Software Hack Exposes 2.7 Million People"

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