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Cencora,Inc
Cencora, Inc., formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, is an American drug wholesale company and a contract research organization that was formed by the merger of Bergen Brunswig and AmeriSource in 2001.
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US pharma giant Cencora says Americans’ health information stolen in data breach
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Cencora says it is notifying affected individuals that their personal and highly sensitive medical information was stolen during a cyberattack and data breach earlier this year.
In letters to affected individuals sent out this week, Cencora said that the data from its systems includes patient names, their postal address and date of birth, as well as information about their health diagnosis and medications. The pharma giant said it had initially obtained patients’ data through partnerships with the drug makers it works with “in connection with its patient support programs.” That includes patients of Abbvie, Acadia, Bayer, Novartis, Regeneron, and other companies.
Cencora has not yet described the nature of the cyberattack, which began on February 21 and was not publicly disclosed until the company filed notice with government regulators a week later on February 27. The company, known as AmerisourceBergen until 2023, handles around 20% of the pharmaceuticals sold and distributed throughout the United States.
Cencora spokesperson Mike Iorfino told TechCrunch in an email that Cencora was unwilling to say if the company has determined how many individuals are affected by the breach, and how many individuals the company has notified to date.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/24/cencora-americans-health-data-stolen-breach-cyberattack/
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) is an American multinational holding company headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, which owns the retail pharmacy chains Walgreens in the US and Boots in the UK, as well as several pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution companies. The company was formed on December 31, 2014, after Walgreens bought the 55% stake in Alliance Boots that it did not already own. The total price of the acquisition was $4.9 billion in cash and 144.3 million common shares with fair value of $10.7 billion. Walgreens had previously purchased 45% of the company for $4.0 billion and 83.4 million common shares in August 2012 with an option to purchase the remaining shares within three years. Walgreens became a subsidiary of the newly created company after the transactions were completed. As of 2022, Walgreens Boots Alliance is ranked #18 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.
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