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Health Now Networks Data Breach

healthnow.co
Limited exposure
Verified breach
Accounts exposed 321,920
Breach date 25 Mar 2017
Added to tracker 07 Apr 2017
Data classes 11

What happened

In March 2017, the telemarketing service Health Now Networks left a database containing hundreds of thousands of medical records exposed. There were over 900,000 records in total containing significant volumes of personal information including names, dates of birth, various medical conditions and operator notes on the individuals' health. The data included over 320k unique email addresses.

Exposed data

Dates of birth Email addresses Genders Health insurance information IP addresses Names Personal health data Phone numbers Physical addresses Security questions and answers Social connections

Recommended actions

  • Watch for targeted phishing emails referencing Health Now Networks โ€” attackers weaponise breach data quickly.
  • Stay alert for smishing (SMS phishing) and SIM-swap attempts using your phone number.
  • Exposed identity data raises identity-theft risk โ€” consider credit monitoring or a credit freeze.
  • Check whether your email address appears in this breach on haveibeenpwned.com.
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