Hackers breached the MyDr medical platform, potentially compromising sensitive data belonging to nearly 19 million Polish patients. The platform is used by thousands of clinics and medical practices, dramatically increasing the scale and impact of the breach. The stolen information reportedly includes highly sensitive medical data, with politicians and other public figures among those affected.

Reports indicate attackers stole around 2.5 TB of data from cloud infrastructure, making this one of Poland’s most significant healthcare data breaches. The incident highlights the enormous cybersecurity and privacy risks created when healthcare data from millions of people is concentrated in interconnected digital platforms.

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