IN WHAT COULD BE A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR CLINICAL LABORATORIES, a cybersecurity researcher has reported the discovery of a medical laboratory database that publicly exposed COVID-19 test records containing people’s personal data, including their names, passport numbers, appointment details, and test results. The database, which was not password protected, contained approximately 1.3 million records, wrote […]
European Lab’s Data Breach Has Lessons for U.S. Clinical Labs
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XXXI, No. 2 - February 5, 2024 Issue
- Tags: Adam H. Greene, Brad Rostolsky, cloud services, COVID-19, cyberattack, Cybersecurity, data breach, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Trade Commission Act, FTC, Google, Greenberg Traurig LLP, HealthcareInfoSecurity, HHS, HIPAA, HIPAA Security Rule, HIPAA-covered transaction, Jeremiah Fowler, lab risk & compliance, medical laboratory database, Microbe and Lab, Office for Civil Rights, Office of the General Counsel, personally identifiable information, PHI, PII, protected health information, QR codes, vpnMentor
