Massive Data Exposure: 17 Billion Healthcare Records Unveiled in Unprotected Database>
– Cyber Jack
This article reports on a massive data exposure that occurred from an unprotected database, which exposed the personal and private information of over 17 billion healthcare records.
The personal information of millions of patients, including names, social security numbers, and health records, were exposed by the unprotected database due to an open database operation error.
The article states that the database was run by a cloud-based software platform called “Practice Fusion” and was used by over 100,000 healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.
It is reported that the database was first discovered by the security firm Safety Detectives, who contacted the US Department of Health and Human Services and Office for Civil Rights about the breach.
The article states that the company has since closed off access to the database, but it may be too late, as the private information of millions of patients may have already been accessed and stored away by malicious hackers.
Link: https://www.enterprisesecuritytech.com/post/massive-data-exposure-17-billion-healthcare-records-unveiled-in-unprotected-database