"Massive Data Breach: Norton Healthcare Hack Exposes 2.5 Million Patients' Information"

Norton Healthcare, a US healthcare giant, has confirmed that hackers accessed the personal data of approximately 2.5 million patients and employees during a ransomware attack in May. The sensitive information accessed includes names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health and insurance information, and medical identification numbers. Some individuals' data may have also included financial account numbers, driver licenses, or other government ID numbers. It is unclear if the accessed data was encrypted. Norton Healthcare did not pay any ransom and notified law enforcement about the attack. This breach is part of a growing trend of data breaches in the US healthcare sector, with a significant increase in large breaches and ransomware attacks reported in recent years.