Common sense dictates that patients’ protected health information should not be made freely available on FTP servers that have no login required. And yet it still happens, and has happened again. Recently, this site learned of another FTP server exposing patients’ information. This particular FTP server belongs to MedEvolve, an Arkansas company that provides practice management…
Category: Exposure
UK: Patients’ data released in Oswestry orthopaedic hospital breach
Lisa O’Brien reports: The trust running Oswestry’s orthopaedic hospital has reported a data breach involving patients who were involved in a long-standing study. An investigation has been launched after Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reported the breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office. […] It is understood that the data breach…
UK school’s email gaffe exposed really sensitive information
If you are going to make an email gaffe, hope it is not be as bad as this one – or better yet, take proactive steps to make sure that it is not as bad as this one. Gemma Mitchell reports: Bosses at Stowupland High School have apologised after an email meant for staff was…
Remember your baby’s newborn pictures? They may still be online.
UPDATED April 23, 2021: Apparently people find this news article in Google search results and then contact me via email or phone to ask about getting their newborn’s photos. This is a news article written in 2018. Neither I nor DataBreaches.net have your baby’s photos. Do not call me or email about them as I…
Android App With 10 Million Downloads Left Users’ Photos and Audio Messages Exposed to Public
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: An Android app with more than 10 million downloads left users’ selfies, pictures, audio messages, and other sensitive data exposed online for all to see. The app, called Drupe, was once named a “Google Play Editor’s Choice.” […] But its developers made a huge mistake. Until this week, Drupe users were unknowingly…
MO: Global University notifies students whose information was exposed by misconfigured database
From their press release: Global University (“Global”) is providing notice to current and former students of a recent event involving the potential exposure of certain personal information. To date, Global has not received any reports that the information has been misused. What Happened? On February 1, 2018, Global learned of the potential exposure of certain…