April 26, 2024 at 05:38AM
Kaiser Permanente, a major healthcare provider, revealed a data security breach affecting around 13.4 million individuals in the U.S. The leaked information, including personal and navigational data, was transmitted to third-party vendors through the organization’s websites and mobile apps. While sensitive details like usernames and financial information were not shared, Kaiser Permanente is taking precautionary steps and notifying potentially impacted individuals.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
– Kaiser Permanente, a major healthcare service provider, disclosed a data security incident impacting approximately 13.4 million people in the United States.
– The leaked information, shared with third-party trackers, may include IP addresses, member or patient sign-ins, website and app interactions, and search terms used in the health encyclopedia.
– The exposed data does not include usernames, passwords, Social Security Numbers, financial account information, or credit card numbers.
– Kaiser Permanente has removed the trackers and implemented additional measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
– Despite not being aware of misuse of the exposed information, the organization will notify individuals who accessed its sites and used its mobile apps.
– This incident follows a previous data breach in June 2022, where the health information of 69,000 people was exposed due to unauthorized access to an employee’s email account.
– The data exposed in the previous breach included full names, medical records, dates of service, and lab test results information.