Kaiser Permanente Data Breach Impacts 13.4 Million Patients

April 29, 2024 at 11:27AM Kaiser Permanente notifies 13.4 million patients of a data breach involving exposure of personal information to third-party advertisers. The leaked data includes names, IP addresses, and health-related search terms, but not sensitive financial information. Following an internal investigation, the organization has removed tracking technologies and added safeguards to prevent future … Read more

Kaiser Permanente shared 13.4M people’s data with Microsoft Bing, Google, others

April 26, 2024 at 02:23PM Kaiser Permanente notified 13.4 million current and former members about potential unauthorized data transmission to Google, Microsoft, and Twitter, from its websites and apps. The transmitted information included personal and health-related data, but not sensitive identifiers. Kaiser has taken measures to remove the technology and prevent recurrence. This raises concerns … Read more

Kaiser Permanente: Data breach may impact 13.4 million patients

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, … Read more