ShinyHunters called cancer diagnostics biz and tricked staffers into giving them access. Now they've dumped 10.9M email addresses

A recent data breach at Abbott's cancer diagnostics business has resulted in the exposure of 10.9 million unique email addresses, as well as sensitive personal and health information. The ShinyHunters extortion crew, responsible for the breach, tricked staff members into granting them access to the system through social engineering tactics. The leaked data includes names, physical addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and personal health information of customers, patients, and healthcare providers. The breach was added to the Have I Been Pwned database after the stolen data was published online¹. This massive leak poses significant risks to individuals whose data has been compromised, and highlights the importance of robust security measures to prevent such incidents. The fact that a major healthcare company like Abbott was vulnerable to social engineering attacks raises concerns about the industry's ability to protect sensitive information, so what this means for practitioners is that they must prioritize investing in employee training and multi-layered security protocols to prevent similar breaches.