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Sead Fadilpašić

Thousands of US military beneficiaries have data breached following TRICARE cyberattack — DoD Benefits Numbers and some Social Security numbers leaked

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  • TriWest Healthcare confirmed an April 16 breach in which an attacker accessed and downloaded sensitive data tied to 12,000 TRICARE beneficiaries
  • Stolen information includes names, DoD Benefits numbers, ZIP codes, authorization request types, and in some cases SSNs, addresses, and dates of birth
  • TriWest says it acted immediately to contain the intrusion and notify affected individuals; no group has claimed responsibility and stolen data has not surfaced online

US healthcare services company TriWest Healthcare networks recently suffered a cyberattack in which it lost sensitive customer data belonging to thousands of its clients’ users.

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