Nearly 150,000 patient records exposed in major healthcare data breach – here’s what we know

09/29/25 at 03:00 AM

Nearly 150,000 patient records exposed in major healthcare data breach – here’s what we know 
MSN / TechRadar Pro; by Sead Fadilpasic; 9/26/25 
Archer Health, a US-based in-home and palliative care service provider, kept an unprotected database available on the wider internet, leaking sensitive personal and health data to anyone who knew where to look, experts have warned. ... Overall, these files, which and measured in at 23GB, also contained people’s names, patient ID numbers, SSNs, postal addresses, phone numbers, and other personally identifiable information (PII). Other documents contained diagnoses, treatments, and other potentially sensitive healthcare data.

 

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