Major Pharma Data Breach: Cencora Cyberattack Exposes Sensitive Info from Novartis, Bayer, AbbVie

May 25, 2024
Major Pharma Data Breach: Cencora Cyberattack Exposes Sensitive Info from Novartis, Bayer, AbbVie
  • U.S. drug distributor Cencora, formerly AmerisourceBergen Corp, has disclosed a cyberattack earlier this year.

  • The attack resulted in data breaches for several major pharmaceutical firms, including Novartis, Bayer, and AbbVie.

  • Exposed personal information includes names, addresses, health diagnoses, medications, and prescriptions.

  • Although there is no evidence of misuse, affected individuals are being offered two years of free identity protection and credit monitoring services.

  • The breach, impacting a total of eleven pharmaceutical companies, occurred in February 2024.

  • Cencora has completed its internal investigation but has not revealed the number of people affected.

  • The impacted firms are in the process of notifying individuals and providing resources to help protect them.

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