More than 20,000 sensitive medical records exposed
Cybersecurity Researcher Jeremiah Fowler has identified a non-password-protected database containing records belonging to belonging to Atrium Health, a network of clinics, hospitals and specialty centers. The database held 21,344 medical records with personally identifiable information (PII) and other patient information, such as:
It is unknown if the database in question was directly managed by Atrium Health or by a third-party contractor. Additionally, it is also unknown if anyone else accessed the exposed database, nor is it known how long the database was exposed.
