Medical health care provider DocGo has disclosed in a form 8-K that it experienced a cybersecurity incident involving some of the company’s systems.
As part of the investigation of the incident, the company says it has determined that the attacker accessed and acquired data, including certain protected health information. DocGo is a healthcare provider that offers mobile health services, ambulance services, and remote monitoring for patients in 30 US states, and across the United Kingdom.
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Source: Malwarebytes Labs
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