Patient Privacy
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Archer Health data breach exposes 145,000 patient records in publicly accessible database
A California-based in-home health provider, Archer Health Inc., left a 23 GB cache of medical and personal data publicly accessible, exposing more than 145,000 files including patient names, SSNs and medical histories. The database was secured within hours after a cybersecurity researcher alerted investigators, and the company says it is investigating the incident, which underscores…
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Data Breach at Serviceaide Affects 500,000 Catholic Health Patients
A data breach at Serviceaide has exposed sensitive health information for approximately 500,000 patients connected to Catholic Health in New York. The breach was linked to a misconfigured database and has raised concerns about data security across the healthcare industry.
