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#1 SecurityWeek general August 31, 2026 at 13:14 UTC

McKesson Confirms Data Breach as Attacker Deadline Looms

By Ionut Arghire

AI Summary

ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for breaching McKesson, one of the largest pharmaceutical and healthcare technology companies in the US, allegedly stealing 284 million records. The attack is causing active service degradation and McKesson faces an extortion deadline, making this a critical incident for healthcare sector security practitioners monitoring supply chain and third-party application risks.

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