HCA Healthcare says hackers stole data on 11 million patients
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Hospital and clinic operator HCA Healthcare said it has suffered a major hack that risks the data of at least 11 million patients. Patients in 20 states, including California, Florida, Georgia and Texas, are affected, the Nashville-based chain said on Monday. The data accessed includes potentially sensitive information such as the patients' names, partial addresses, contact information and upcoming appointment date. The breach, which the company learned about on July 5, is one of the biggest health care breaches in history. The hackers accessed the following information, according to HCA Healthcare: Patient name, city, state, and zip code Patient email, telephone number, date of birth, gender Patient service date, location and next appointment date "This appears to be a theft from an external storage location exclusively used to automate the formatting of email messages," the company said in its Monday announceme