3 outlets·3 reports
NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers accessed its network from Nov. 2025 to Feb. 2026, exposing personal data, medical records, and fingerprints of 1.8M+ people (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
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Hackers infiltrated the New York City Health and Hospitals network from November 2025 through February 2026, gaining access to personal information, medical records and fingerprints. The breach affected more than 1.8 million individuals, with the stolen data including both health details and biometric fingerprint data.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·NYC Health and Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people
- The Next Web·Hackers stole fingerprints and medical data from 1.8 million people in NYC’s largest public hospital breach
- TechMeme·NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers accessed its network from Nov. 2025 to Feb. 2026, exposing personal data, medical records, and fingerprints of 1.8M+ people (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
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