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

[Newsfeed]

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

South African pathology giant Ampath Laboratories has confirmed that it has suffered a data breach, with a threat actor claiming that over 80 million patient records were stolen, including full names, contact details, and medical aid information.

 

[Bad Ballie]

Not in the least surprised, South Africa's cyber security is pathetic.

 

[The_MAC]

Fark, now everyone will know that I still have some loitering sperm after doing 4 post-vasectomy sample tests.. FML

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Just accept that our full lives are online now. Effectively after all the breaches from banks, credit providers, transunion and this - literally every south africans details are online.

With AI here, more data is likely going to get leaked and with AI all these databases are going to be mined and linked together.

There is nothing to be done.

 

[Roo!]

Just accept that our full lives are online now. Effectively after all the breaches from banks, credit providers, transunion and this - literally every south africans details are online.

With AI here, more data is likely going to get leaked and with AI all these databases are going to be mined and linked together.

There is nothing to be done.

Sad but true!

 

[rustypup]

There is nothing to be done.

Not entirely true.

We could collectively opt to start creating false inputs to the point that determining fact from fiction is impossible rendering the leaked data or tracking essentially useless.

Not a new concept either.

 

[qscwbt]

So is Ampath going to take responsibility for this?

 

[Anthro]

Thread 'Alledged 80 Million record AMPATH Laboratories leak'

Tuesday at 1:21 PM

https://twitter.com/x/status/2109933134779433044

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Yeah its a **** show

 

[ISP cash cow]

well that's my sperm count leaked on the internet now

 

[The_MAC]

well that's my sperm count leaked on the internet now

I guess Zero is still a number..

 

[Scooby_Doo]

Not entirely true.

We could collectively opt to start creating false inputs to the point that determining fact from fiction is impossible rendering the leaked data or tracking essentially useless.

Not a new concept either.

AI would render this obsolete. If you compare datasets across different leaks you will quickly build up the real from the fake.

 

[rustypup]

you will quickly build up the real from the fake.

Just need more LLM agents spamming noise into the ether....

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Another day, another data breach, YAWN!

 

[LazyLion]

The population of South Africa is approximately 63.5 million people (estimated at 63.5 million by Statistics South Africa), while international estimates like Worldometer place the mid-year 2026 population at roughly 65.4 million. [1, 2]

Has everybody in South Africa now been to Ampath more than once?

 

[Brian_G]

Another day, another data breach, YAWN!

It's almost as if we need to consider better internet security, maybe our govt. can arrange it....

 

[LazyLion]

It's almost as if we need to consider better internet security, maybe our govt. can arrange it....

Before or After we get our 10 gigs free every month?

 

[wingnut771]

It's almost as if we need to consider better internet security, maybe our govt. can arrange it....

you asking for a great firewall?