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AdaptHealth and Baylor Genetics: 4.1 million and 2.8 million patients
AdaptHealth (home medical equipment provider) reported 4,115,802 affected.
- Disclosed
What happened
- AdaptHealth (home medical equipment provider) reported 4,115,802 affected; a member of ShinyHunters contacted the company in June saying it had exfiltrated data, and data theft was confirmed. Baylor Genetics reported 2,810,878 affected after an unknown hacker accessed parts of its network containing patient PHI; the US VA later criticised the company over delayed disclosure for 30,263 veterans (CM Alliance, Sep roundup).
- Root cause / initial access: not disclosed for either.
- Attacker: ShinyHunters (AdaptHealth, per the company’s account of the contact); unknown (Baylor Genetics).
- Response: notifications ongoing.
Sources
- https://www.hipaajournal.com/august-2026-healthcare-data-breach-report/
- https://www.cm-alliance.com/cybersecurity-blog/major-cyber-attacks-data-breaches-ransomware-attacks-september-2026
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