NYC Health + Hospitals says mega data breach allowed hackers to steal personal data, medical records, and fingerprints…
- NYC Health + Hospitals confirms cyberattack exposed sensitive data on 1.8 million individuals
- Stolen information includes medical records, government IDs, geolocation data, and biometric fingerprints and palm prints
- The breach stemmed from a third‑party vendor flaw, raising long‑term risks of fraud, impersonation, and targeted phishing
NYC Health + Hospitals (NYCHHC), the public healthcare system of New York City and the largest municipal healthcare network in the United States, has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack in which it lost highly sensitive data on 1.8 million people.
Among the stolen data are fingerprints and palm prints, which can never be changed, making this breach even more disruptive.
Citing a data breach notice published on the NYCHHC website, TechCrunchsays the attack started in November 2025, and lasted until February 2026, when the criminals were finally spotted and removed from the network. During this time, however, they were able to exfiltrate sensitive data...
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