Data breaches articles
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Data breach may have involved millions of patients, Kaiser says. What was leaked?
Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million patients their data may have been sent to Google, X and other third-party vendors.
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Kaiser Permanente data breach could affect 13.4 million members
Kaiser Permanente reported a data breach Monday that could affect millions of its customers. The Bay Area health care giant said that when members and patients accessed its websites or mobile applications, data sent to third-party technology companies such as Google and X (formerly Twitter) via web cookies might have included personal information. The information mainly consisted of IP addresses and search terms used while logged into a Kaiser Permanente account or service. The data did not...
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FTC strengthens health data protections with updated breach notification rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week announced a significant update to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR). This update aims to strengthen protections for consumers' health data in the digital age.