Covenant Health Notifying 480K Patients of 2025 Data Theft

Summary

Covenant Health notified 480,000 patients of a potential data theft in May 2025; hackers claimed to have stolen 852 GB of health information.

Why It Matters for Texas Credit Unions

Texas CUs are subject to similar cybersecurity and data protection regulations as other U.S. credit unions, making this relevant for risk management and compliance.

Original Source Material

Ransomware Gang Qilin Had Claimed It Stole 852 GB of Health System's Data Nearly half a million patients of a Catholic healthcare network that serves New England and parts of Pennsylvania began the new year by receiving notifications that hackers may have stolen their health information in a May 2025 hacking incident.