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Walgreens Discloses Data Breach Impacting Personal Health Information of More Than 72,000 Customers

13

Aug

2020

The second-largest pharmacy chain in the US recently disclosed a data breach that may have compromised the personal health information (PHI) of more than 72,000 individuals across the United States. According to Walgreens spokesman Jim Cohn, prescription information of customers was stolen during May protests, when around 180 of the company’s 9,277 locations were looted. […]

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Security holes in Confide messaging app exposed user details

09

Mar

2017

Confide, a messaging app reportedly used by U.S. White House staff, apparently had several security holes that made it easier to hack. Security consultancy IOActive found the vulnerabilities in Confide, which promotes itself as an app that offers “military-grade” end-to-end encryption. Read More

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Healthcare mobile app exposes data of 34,000 patients

14

Dec

2016

Medical lab Quest Diagnostics exposed names, dates of birth, lab results and telephone numbers of 34,000 patients after a third-party gained unauthorized access to its network through a vulnerable mobile application.

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