Ampath disputes claims of 80 million patient records breach

South African pathology lab Ampath confirmed a cyber attack detected on 2 October but said the reported figure of 80 million records is overstated and refers to database entries rather than unique individuals. The company says only certain demographic and administrative data may have been affected, not medical records, diagnoses or banking information.

• Threat actor ByteToBreach claimed theft of over 80 million Ampath patient records
• Ampath: ID numbers and medical aid details may have been accessed
• No evidence diagnoses, test results or banking data were compromised
• Company notified the regulator and restored systems from clean backups