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Medical Records, Social Security Numbers Stolen In Breach Affecting Nearly 63K CT Residents
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Fusion42 · 16 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
A pediatric health network and its IT provider will pay $2.7 million in penalties to Connecticut and New York following a 2024 breach exposing sensitive data of nearly 63,000 Connecticut residents, including Social Security numbers and medical records. The breach was linked to failures in cybersecurity practices and ignored warnings from a 2023 security audit.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Healthtech Infrastructure, and 2 sources have reported it between 16 Oct 2026 and 17 Oct 2026.
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You now face higher regulatory costs after data breaches trigger multi-million dollar penalties and forced cybersecurity upgrades in US healthtech. Strengthen your data security practices immediately or risk expensive compliance failures.
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2 sources · first reported 16 Oct 2026 · latest 17 Oct 2026
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