4.3 million Americans exposed in massive health savings account data breach [Video]

Health savings account (HSA) provider HealthEquity experienced a massive data breach that has put over 4.3 million Americans’ information at risk. 

The company, which specializes in providing HSAs, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and 401(k) retirement plans, confirmed threat actors stole sensitive health data using a partner’s compromised credentials. 

This includes full names, home addresses, telephone numbers, employer and employee IDs, Social Security numbers and more.

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What you need to know about the HealthEquity data breach

HealthEquity has confirmed that it suffered a data breach in which the personal information of millions of Americans was compromised. In a Form 8-K filing submitted on July 2, the company disclosed that hackers gained access to this sensitive health data after using a partner’s compromised credentials.

HealthEquity became aware of the systems anomaly on March 25, and the investigation continued until June 10. …