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Ampath Clears Patient Data Breach
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- Fri, Oct 16LatestUnverified — not yet reviewed
Ampath Downplays Claims of 80-Million-Record Healthcare Data Breach
South Africa's Ampath pathology group is downplaying claims of an 80-million-record data breach, maintaining it has found no evidence that test results were accessed. The disputed incident remains one of Africa's largest potential healthcare data exposures regardless of the outcome.
- Thu, Oct 15Unverified — not yet reviewed
South Africa's Ampath Pathology Lab Finds No Evidence Test Results Were Taken in Breach
South Africa's largest pathology provider Ampath has found no evidence that test results were accessed or taken in a data breach, following an investigation. The incident remains a cybersecurity signal for South Africa's health data sector regardless of the outcome.