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4.3 million Americans exposed in massive health account data breach

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A total of 4.3 m users' names, addresses, health history and social security numbers were obtained after the attack on HealthEquity .

Hackers accessed the information through an unnamed third -party vendor that had access to the company’s Microsoft Sharepoint data, which allows companies to create and store important files and customers’ full profile information.

The data breach occurred in March 2024 but the company didn’t confirm its system was breached until June 26 , more than three months after the accounts were targeted.

The company has disabled all accounts that may have been impacted.

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49

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36

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56

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semi-formal

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English

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74

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not offensive

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short-lived

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