McKesson hit by major cyberattack exposing sensitive patient and employee data

McKesson, a leading U.S. pharmaceutical distributor, suffered a cyberattack by the ShinyHunters hacking group, which accessed cloud accounts and stole millions of rows of sensitive patient and employee data, including personal and health information. The hackers used phishing and social engineering to breach the network and demanded a $55 million ransom. This incident adds to a recent wave of cyberattacks targeting healthcare companies, highlighting ongoing risks to sensitive medical data. McKesson expects some service disruptions as it addresses the breach, but the full impact on individuals remains unclear.