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Ampath has cautioned against claims that 80 million patient records may have been exposed in a cyber attack, saying the figure being circulated appears to refer to database entries rather than unique individuals.

There has been a 5.9% decline in healthcare breaches compared to H1 2025. Between January 1 and June 30, 2026, 397 data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals were reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights – the lowest H1 total since 2023. While the year-over-year reduction…