Healthcare software firm CareCloud informs SEC of potential patient data leak

CareCloud reported a March 16 network disruption in which a hacker temporarily accessed one of its six electronic health record environments for eight hours; the company has notified the SEC and is investigating whether patient information was accessed or exfiltrated, while warning of potential remediation, legal, regulatory, and reputational impacts. The report highlights this incident in the context of several recent large breaches affecting healthcare technology providers.