<![CDATA[New: NYC Health and Hospitals says a data breach earlier this year affects 1.8 million people.]]>New: NYC Health and Hospitals says a data breach earlier this year affects 1.8 million people. Hackers stole personal info, medical data, government-issued IDs, Social Security numbers — and *biometrics*, including fingerprints and palm scans.

Already one of the largest healthcare breaches of 2026.

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NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people | TechCrunch

The New York public healthcare system said hackers stole personal and medical data, and scans of biometrics — including fingerprints — in one of the largest recorded breaches of 2026.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fd76a2dd-7651-4f7a-bf73-10810b5e80db/new-nyc-health-and-hospitals-says-a-data-breach-earlier-this-year-affects-1.8-million-people.RSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 08:02:25 GMTMon, 18 May 2026 16:38:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to New: NYC Health and Hospitals says a data breach earlier this year affects 1.8 million people. on Mon, 18 May 2026 17:13:03 GMT]]>@AlesandroOrtiz I mention this in my story -- the two incidents don't appear to be connected, and the NADAP affects a far smaller number of people. I have several questions out the org.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zackwhittaker/statuses/116596695625303841https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zackwhittaker/statuses/116596695625303841Mon, 18 May 2026 17:13:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New: NYC Health and Hospitals says a data breach earlier this year affects 1.8 million people. on Mon, 18 May 2026 16:57:06 GMT]]>@zackwhittaker Is your article about the March 24 notification on their website?

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Notice of Data Breach - NYC Health + Hospitals

Notice of Data Breach New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (“NYC Health + Hospitals”) is posting this notice to inform affected individuals

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NYC Health + Hospitals (www.nychealthandhospitals.org)

No one in my family has received paper or email notices about this. I learned about it now through your article.

I've been personally affected by lots of data breaches but this one is particularly bad. 😕

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