Novo Nordisk cyber-attack leaks clinical trial patient data
Novo Nordisk said a cyber-attack had leaked patient information from some clinical trials. The attackers later claimed to have also stolen drug research materials, clinical trial data and AI models. Whether the additional theft claims have been verified and the specific scale of the damage have not been disclosed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Novo Nordisk
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Patient information from some clinical trials leaked
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack
- Location
- Denmark
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Timeline
- Novo Nordisk disclosed that patient information from some clinical trials had been leaked in a cyber-attack.
- It came to light that the attackers claimed to have stolen drug research materials, clinical trial data and AI models.
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