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ShinyHunters expose 6.4M in attack on medical supplier McKesson

ShinyHunters leaked stolen McKesson data exposing roughly 6.4 million individuals after the medical supplier reportedly declined a $55.2 million extortion demand.

Have I Been Pwned added records leaked by ShinyHunters from medical and pharmaceutical supply company McKesson, confirming the August 2026 attack affected about 6.4 million people. Exposed data includes names, email and physical addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, employer details, and sensitive health information; ShinyHunters claimed SSNs and 284 million documents were taken, though HIBP found no SSNs. The group issued a $55.2 million extortion demand that was apparently unpaid before publication. The article also notes Boston Scientific expects to miss Q3 guidance after its own attack, and that Veradigm disclosed attackers used third-party vendor credentials to access an API and steal roughly 3.5 million patient records claimed by ransomware group The Gentlemen.

Nutex Health Says Patient Data Stolen, Hackers Threaten Leak

The Gentlemen ransomware gang claims breach of US healthcare provider Nutex Health, exfiltrating patient and employee data and threatening publication.

Nutex Health disclosed in an SEC 8-K filing that an unauthorized third party accessed and exfiltrated patient, employee, credentialed provider, business, and financial data from company servers, and threatened to publish it. The Gentlemen ransomware group listed Nutex on its leak site; a class action was filed August 27 and Edelson Lechtzin LLP is separately investigating. Nutex operates over 27 facilities in 12 states and served nearly 100,000 patients in the first half of 2026, with no material operational impact identified so far.

Infosecurity Magazine · 13d agoRansomware

Healthcare Giant McKesson Investigates Data Breach Incident

ShinyHunters claims theft of 284 million records from healthcare giant McKesson, which says it is investigating the alleged breach.

ShinyHunters claims it stole 284 million records from McKesson, one of the largest healthcare distribution companies. McKesson confirmed it is investigating a data breach incident. The claimed scale of the theft has not yet been independently verified, and extortion activity is implied by the actor's involvement.

Infosecurity Magazine · 14d agoData breach

Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records

McKesson confirms a data breach as ShinyHunters demands $55.2M amid healthcare cyberattacks affecting millions of patient records and pacemaker devices.

McKesson, one of the largest US healthcare distribution companies, has admitted a data breach. The ShinyHunters group is demanding a $55.2M extortion payment. The Register reports broader healthcare cyberattacks tied to the story, affecting millions of patient records and involving medical devices such as pacemakers. Details on the exact number of compromised records have not been confirmed.

The Register · Security · 15d agoData breach in the wild

Pharmaceutical giant McKesson warns of 'service degradation' following cyberattack

Pharmaceutical giant McKesson disclosed a cyberattack on a third-party application that exfiltrated customer data, claimed by ShinyHunters.

McKesson reported a cybersecurity incident involving an unnamed third-party application, with attackers exfiltrating data tied to its oncology and surgical business units. The company filed with the SEC, offered credit monitoring, and said it had received reasonable assurance the attackers were no longer inside its systems. The ShinyHunters group claimed responsibility and threatened leaks; McKesson reported $106 billion in revenue last quarter and distributes about one-third of North American prescriptions.

The Record · 15d agoRansomware in the wild