A clinical research company, DM Clinical Research, exposed a dataset comprising over 1.6 million records, amounting to 2TB of data, that included the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of individuals. The breach was closed ‘within hours’ of an external researcher alerting them, but it remains unclear whether threat actors accessed the data. The company said it was committed to addressing any vulnerabilities and protecting sensitive data. The leak could lead to legal action and financial loss if hacker access is confirmed.
Increasing Healthcare Security Behind and Beyond the Firewall
The healthcare industry is highly targeted by cyberattacks, with ransomware groups like Blackcat causing severe disruptions and costs of up to $1 billion daily. Over
