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Healthcare records of 8m Americans leaked online

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75% Informative

Data included 2.7 million patient profiles and 8.8 million appointment records.

Names, dates of birth, addresses, contact details, and medical metadata enough to form a detailed profile of each patient.

Experts warned the leak is enough for attackers to carry out identity theft for financial gain.

Experts are urging Americans to keep a close eye on medical and insurance records.

VR Score

66

Informative language

59

Neutral language

35

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

65

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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