200,000 patient records exposed by hardcoded credentials and improper access controls
A developer error caused the leak of 150,000 to 200,000 patient health records stored in productivity apps from Microsoft and Google that were recently found on GitHub.
According to Threatpost, Dutch researcher Jelle Ursem discovered nine separate files of highly sensitive personal health information (PHI) from apps such as Office 365 and Google G Suite from nine separate health organizations. He had difficulty reaching the companies whose data had been leaked and so eventually reported the breach to DataBreaches.net, which worked with him to publish a collaborative paper.