Attackers claim to have stolen 80 million South African patient records in massive Ampath Laboratories data breach (Disputed)
Ampath confirmed a cyberattack after ByteToBreach claimed theft of 80 million patient records.
Threat actor ByteToBreach claimed on a hacker forum that it compromised Ampath Laboratories, a major South African pathology provider, and exfiltrated more than 80 million patient records, publishing screenshots. Ampath confirmed it was attacked and that patient data was likely compromised. The company later said the circulated figure materially overstates the number of potentially affected people and warned against treating the actor's unverified claim as the actual impact.
- ByteToBreach claimed more than 80 million Ampath patient records were stolen.
- The actor posted forum claims and screenshots on October 13, 2026.
- Ampath confirmed an attack and likely compromise of patient data.
- Ampath says the circulated victim count materially overstates the impact.
- Threat actors
- ByteToBreach
- Victims
- Ampath Laboratories
- Organizations
- Ampath Laboratories
- Countries
- South Africa
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2 min read at databreaches.netLuis Monzon reports: Ampath Laboratories, one of South Africa’s largest pathology service providers, has been hit by a cyberattack, with the attacker claiming that more than 80 million patient records have been exfiltrated. Threat actor ByteToBreach, which has attacked other major entities across Africa, including major targets in Nigeria, claimed responsibility for the breach. The...
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