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HCA Healthcare now faces four class-action lawsuits following a massive breach of patient data.

The lawsuits were filed after the company disclosed that an external storage location used to automate email message formatting had been compromised. Data lists including up to 27 million rows of data potentially affecting 11 million patients were accessed. Information such as patient names, emails, dates of birth and appointment locations was posted online.

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