Fresenius Medical Care says data on 500,000 people stolen in U.S
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[December 07, 2023]
By Ludwig Burger
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Dialysis group Fresenius Medical Care said on
Wednesday that data including medical records on 500,000 patients and
former patients were stolen from a U.S. subsidiary's data warehouse.
"The incident may have affected approximately 500,000 patients, former
patients, guarantors and 200 staff located across several states, U.S.
territories and four countries," the German company said in a statement.
It said it launched an investigation with the help of a forensic firm
after subsidiary Cardiovascular Consultants Ltd on Sept. 29 became aware
of a security incident affecting some of its U.S. computer systems and
an intruder claimed to have stolen data.
"The investigation has determined that specific systems were accessed
and data were encrypted and stolen by the intruder," it added.
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Fresenius headquarters in Bad Homburg near Frankfurt, Germany,
February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2023/Dec/07/images/ads/current/peasley_lda_051513.png) Fresenius Medical said it does not
expect the incident to have a material impact on its finances and
operations but potential future litigation and potential
reputational damage would have to be considered.
(Reporting by Ludwig Burger, Editing by Linda Pasquini and Madeline
Chambers)
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