Healthcare technology company Veradigm disclosed a data breach after a cybersecurity incident at one of its third-party vendors exposed patients’ personal data. The company says the incident did not cause operational disruptions but affected a small number of customers. Formerly known as Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Veradigm is a Chicago-based healthcare technology company that supplies medical practices with electronic health records, e-prescribing, patient-engagement, practice-management, and revenue-cycle software. Thousands of hospitals, clinics, and biopharmaceutical firms across the United States use its solutions. The company says in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that an attacker obtained credentials from a vendor’s environment for a Veradigm API reserved for customer services. The threat actor then used their access to copy patient data.

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