Massive Data Breach at HCA Healthcare Exposes Millions of Patient Records

Personal information of potentially millions of HCA Healthcare patients, including names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and appointment details, has been stolen and is being sold on a data breach forum. The breach affects patients in nearly two dozen states, including dozens of facilities in Florida. While credit card and social security numbers were not accessed, a sample set of patient data related to a "low risk" lung cancer assessment was provided by the hackers, contradicting HCA's claim that no protected health information was breached. HCA Healthcare is offering credit monitoring and identity protection services to affected patients.