Hackers Hit Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – 103,000 Americans Warned Names, Addresses, Provider Records and Other Sensitive Data at Risk

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A major cybersecurity incident has exposed sensitive personal and health records of tens of thousands of Americans. In a notice, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says 103,000 individuals across the United States with accounts on Medicare.gov are impacted by a data breach. CMS says it discovered that user data had been compromised after receiving multiple complaints through its call center. According to the federal agency, hackers may have used information from external sources ...