Healthcare Tech Firm CareCloud Says Hackers Stole Patient Data

CareCloud, a healthcare technology company that provides cloud-based practice management and electronic health record software to medical practices, has disclosed that hackers stole patient data in a breach, according to a report The company said an un The specific categories of data stolen were not fully detailed in initial reporting. Healthcare breaches typically expose a combination of protected health information, personally identifiable information such as names and Social Security numbers, insurance details, and billing records. CareCloud processes payments and handles billing on behalf of its medical practice clients. CareCloud is publicly traded on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker MTBC. The company reported approximately $150 million in annual revenue in its most recent filings. The breach adds to a sustained wave of cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations. The sector has faced aggressive targeting Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, suffered a landmark ransomware attack in February 2024 that disrupted prescription processing across the U.S. healthcare system and exposed records from an estimated 100 million patients. That incident accelerated regulatory attention to healthcare cybersecurity. CareCloud did not immediately respond to requests for additional detail, according to BleepingComputer.