Attackers claim to have stolen 80 million South African patient records in massive Ampath Laboratories data breach

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Attackers claim to have stolen 80 million South African patient records in massive Ampath Laboratories data breach

Ampath Laboratories, a major South African pathology provider, experienced a cyberattack resulting in the alleged theft of over 80 million patient records. Threat actor ByteToBreach claimed responsibility for the breach and has previously targeted major entities across Africa, including organizations in Nigeria.

Why it matters: South African patients and healthcare providers face exposure of sensitive medical data; practitioners should assess whether their organizations use Ampath services and prepare incident response and notification protocols.

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2026-10-13 20:49 UTC

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2026-10-13 22:01 UTC