Ozempic Maker Novo Nordisk Says Hackers Breached IT Systems

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Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has reported a cybersecurity incident where hackers gained unauthorized access to a limited number of internal IT systems. The compromised systems contained personal data of patients participating in some clinical trials, including randomly assigned IDs, trial participation details, sex, birth year, and health-related information. Additionally, healthcare providers' contact information may have been exposed.

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Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk last week disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to personal data. Novo Nordisk is a Danish pharmaceutical company renowned for developing treatments for diabetes and weight management, including widely popular drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, Victoza, and Saxenda, along with a broad lineup of insulin products. In a notice posted on its website, the company revealed that it recently discovered unauthorized access to a limited number of internal IT systems, including ones that stored personal data. “The incident affected a limited amount of information related to patients participating in some of our clinical trials,” Novo Nordisk said. “This information is not directly linked to any patients by name or other direct identifiers. Information about identity would therefore require access to underlying information, identifying patients by name etc. This information was not exposed. We therefore do not consider the incident to enable any third party to identify participants in our clinical trials,” it added. The company informed patients that the exposed personal data included a randomly assigned patient ID, information on trial participation, sex, birth year, biomarkers, health or immunogenicity data, and lifestyle factors.Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Healthcare providers have been told that their names, registration numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, WhatsApp details, and office locations may have been compromised as a result of the hack. No known cybercrime group appears to have taken credit for the attack on Novo Nordisk. 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