- Maida.Health would disclose 2.3 TB of medical and personal data from the Brazilian military police
- Cybercriminals have announced stolen files, including diagnostics, identity cards and online health contracts
- Health care remains a higher target due to sensitive data and the risk of identity or fraud flight
Maida.Health, a Brazilian health technology company, would have suffered a violation of data in which it has lost more than 2 TB of the country’s military police.
A threat player recently published a new thread on a 2.3 data teraoctets from Maida.Health, including Brazilian military police health files, identification cards and other details, as well as medical reports.
“These data include all medical services and health contract management in the Brazilian health system, in particular Brazilian military police,” said the post. “It specifically covers diagnostic and treatment services such as cardiology, neurology, gynecology, etc., including patient details, identification cards and medical records for staff and their families.”
Identity and medical fraud
So far, there has been no confirmation on the authenticity of complaints. The striker has published a sample who has not yet been analyzed by safety researchers, who would include invoices for medical care, administrative protocols, regulatory certificates and patient clinical data.
In his writing, Cyberness Explained how data could be abused: “When this type of data is disclosed, this could often lead to identity theft or medical fraud. For example, criminals can try to identify the victim to receive medical care or try to obtain prescription drugs on behalf of the victim, “said the researchers.
This is not the first time that Brazil citizens have entertained their sensitive data. In fact, at a given time at the beginning of 2024, the entire Brazilian population was potentially endangered, when the researchers found an unprotected database which held personal information on approximately 223 million Brazilians.
Given that by 2021, Brazil has 214 million people, it could be that information on the entire population of Brazil was contained in this database.
Due to the sensitivity of information generated, the health care industry is largely considered to be among the most targeted.
Via Cyberness
