Thousands of US military beneficiaries have data breached following TRICARE cyberattack — DoD Benefits Numbers and…
- 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.
TriWest is a private company that manages government healthcare programs, primarily on behalf of the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). One of its clients is TRICARE, a DoD healthcare program for active-duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, military retirees, and their families.
According to Cybernews, TriWest recently started...
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