Exclusive | Mamdani must answer for 3-month NYC hospitals hack that sucked up personal data of over 1.8M: Senate chairman

Nypost · Jun 05, 2026 · 516 words · By Ryan King

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Politics exclusive Mamdani must answer for 3-month NYC hospitals hack that sucked up personal data of over 1.8M: Senate chairman See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Politics exclusive Mamdani must answer for 3-month NYC hospitals hack that sucked up personal data of over 1.8M: Senate chairman See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleWASHINGTON — Senate health honcho Bill Cassidy is demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team explain the hack into the NYC Health + Hospitals system in which cyber intruders lurked for over three months without detection.

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Cassidy (R-La.), who helms the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, raised concerns about the data breach that exposed personal information of patients in the country’s largest municipal health system.

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Claim 1: “Hackers are believed to have snatched medical records, fingerprint scans and personal data from over 1.8 million individuals”

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Three independent web sources confirm that hackers stole medical records, personal data, and fingerprint scans from at least 1.8 million individuals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bellevue Hospital (officially NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and formerly known as Bellevue Hospital Center) is a hospital in New York City and the oldest public hospital in the United States. One of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellevue_Hospital

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NYC Health + Hospitals, officially the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), operates the public hospitals and clinics in New York City as a public benefit corporation. NYC Health + Ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYC_Health_+_Hospitals

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health is a public teaching hospital located in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It is owned by NYC Health + Hospitals, a public benefit …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Brooklyn_Health

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Claim 2: “The breach spanned from at least November 2025 through February 2026”

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Multiple sources confirm the breach window occurred between November 2025 and February 2026, specifically mentioning a detection date of February 2, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — NYC Health and Hospitals says hackers stole medical records, SSNs, and fingerprints from 1.8M+ people. Here is what healthcare workers should do right now.The 96-day window between first intrusion in …
https://www.metaintro.com/blog/nyc-health-hospitals-data-bre…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation said a third party vendor breach enabled hackers to steal the data of 1.8 million people from its network between November and February.
https://www.teiss.co.uk/news/nyc-health-and-hospitals-data-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — "The largest incident affects the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, which in March disclosed a data breach detected on February 2, 2026.A probe showed that hackers had access to its netw…
https://briefly.co/anchor/Healthcare/story/millions-impacted…

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Claim 3: “NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health system in the United States”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly state that NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest municipal/public health system in the United States.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kings County Hospital Center is a municipal hospital located in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It is owned and operated by NYC Health + Hospitals, a municipal agency that r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_County_Hospital_Center

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Claim 4: “The senator has also scrutinized other high-profile healthcare security breaches, including Hims & Hers, UnitedHealth Group, and more”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Senator Cassidy's inquiries into Hims & Hers or UnitedHealth Group.

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Claim 5: “Cassidy was edged out of his GOP primary for reelection last month after President Trump threw his weight behind Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.)”

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Claim 6: “Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who helms the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee”

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Wikipedia confirms Bill Cassidy is a Republican Senator from Louisiana. Web search results further confirm he is the Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Louisiana will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Louisiana. Republican congresswoman Julia …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Morgan Cassidy (born September 28, 1957) is an American politician and physician who is the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cassidy

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Calvin Fleming Jr. (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician, physician, and former naval officer serving as the treasurer of Louisiana since 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he previo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fleming_(Louisiana_politi…

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Claim 7: “The trained gastroenterologist is seeking answers to those questions by June 18”

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While other claims about the investigation are corroborated, the specific deadline of June 18 and the mention of him as a 'trained gastroenterologist' (though he is a physician) were not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets for this specific claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — As of March 2026, there are 53 Republican senators, 45 Democratic senators, and two independent senators who caucus with the Democrats. Sen. John Thune is the Senate majority leader, and Sen. Chuck Sc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ronald Lee Wyden (/ ˈwaɪdən / WY-dən; born May 3, 1949) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Wyden

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 15, 2020 · Mary and David of @oneflagunited have handed out nearly 13,000 American flags at rallies, town halls and marches across Oregon. Their message is simple: our country is stronger when we’…
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/

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Claim 8: “Cassidy has conducted inquiries into Mamdani related to antisemitism and the New York City Health Department’s working group that was formed in response to what it described as an “ongoing genocide in Palestine.””

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding inquiries into Zohran Mamdani related to antisemitism or a Palestine-related working group.

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Claim 9: “Senate health honcho Bill Cassidy is demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team explain the hack into the NYC Health + Hospitals system”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Senator Bill Cassidy is demanding an explanation from Mayor Zohran Mamdani's team regarding the NYC Health + Hospitals hack.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician and activist serving as the senior United States senator from Vermont, a seat he has held since 2007. He is the longest-serving inde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (née Rutnik; KEER-stən JIL-ib-rand; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Gillibrand

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of New York City is elected in early November every four years, in the year immediately following a United States presidential election year, and takes office at the beginning of the followi…
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Claim 10: “CEO of NYCHHC, Mitchell Katz, who was reappointed to the post by Mamdani”

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Multiple sources confirm Mitchell Katz is the CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals and was renominated/reappointed by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in December 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (also known as NYC Health) is the department of the government of New York City responsible for public health along with issuing birth certifi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mitchell H. Katz (born December 29, 1959), also known as Mitch Katz, is the President and CEO of New York City Health and Hospitals, the largest public health care system in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_H._Katz

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Claim 11: “Cassidy has pushed for legislation such as the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act”

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Multiple sources confirm the existence of the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act and that Senator Bill Cassidy sponsored/led the effort.

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web search NEUTRAL — A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the Senate that calls for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to update the HIPAA regulations to strengthen cybersecurity across the healthcare s…
https://www.hipaajournal.com/bipartisan-healthcare-cybersecu…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024 is a product of the Senate Healthcare Cybersecurity Working Group, formed in November 2023. The group’s primary objective was to identify legis…
https://www.paubox.com/blog/new-senate-bill-seeks-to-strengt…

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web search NEUTRAL — The bipartisan Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act sailed through the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee Thursday on a 22-1 vote, with only Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., opposing it. The l…
https://cyberscoop.com/senate-passes-health-care-cyber-refor…

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