Pharma giant Cencora is alerting millions about its data breach


Cencora has so far notified over a million people around the U.S. that their personal and protected health information was compromised in a data breach earlier this year.

The pharmaceutical giant in May said that a February incident resulted in the compromise of patients’ data, which Cencora obtained through partnerships with drug makers it works with in connection with its patient support programs. Some of those drug makers include AbbVie, Bayer, Pfizer and Regeneron.

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Source: TechCrunch


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