Poland Probes MyDr Healthcare Software Breach Potentially Affecting 19 Million People
- Source: The Record
- Date: 2026-08-17
- Reliability: Tier 2/4 — Established cyber journalism
- Entity: MyDr (Polish healthcare software provider)
Summary
Polish authorities are investigating a cyberattack on healthcare software provider MyDr that may have exposed data belonging to nearly 19 million people and more than 12,000 medical facilities. MyDr, whose software connects healthcare providers to Poland's nationwide P1 e-health platform, confirmed the incident and said it had identified and removed the cause and introduced additional security measures, without detailing the vulnerability or method of access.
Key Facts
- Potential exposure of up to ~19 million people and 12,000+ medical facilities
- MyDr software connects providers to Poland's P1 e-health platform (e-prescriptions, referrals, medical records)
- Polish Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said the e-Health Center was replacing affected credentials as a precaution
- Authorities said hackers obtained unauthorised access to historical data held through April 2024; may not involve all customers/patients
- Company found no evidence so far that data was published or made publicly available
Sector
Healthcare — Clinical-software supply-chain breach with national-scale potential exposure.
Source
https://therecord.media/poland-probes-mydr-healthcare-software-breach
Reliability
Tier 2 — Established cyber journalism; breach confirmed by company and Polish authorities.
Date
2026-08-17
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Sources: raw/digests/Cyber-Digest-2026-08-18