MCBS Data Breach Affects 1.2 Million Individuals

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The PEAR ransomware group claimed to have stolen 3 TB of information from the medical business management company.

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Eduard Kovacs (@EduardKovacs) is senior managing editor at SecurityWeek. He worked as a high school IT teacher before starting a career in journalism in 2011. Eduard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial informatics and a master’s degree in computer techniques applied in electrical engineering.

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