The personal data of over 2 million patients was exposed online after a Mexican telemedicine company, Hova Health, misconfigured a MongoDB database. The exposed data included patient names, personal ID codes, insurance policy numbers, dates of birth, and addresses. Hashed passwords for administration accounts and emails were also included. Misconfigurations like this are common in the healthcare sector, putting patient data at risk of being breached. It is important for healthcare organizations to regularly audit their security processes and have an incident response process in place.
Why Palo Alto Is Eyeing Data Defense Firm Dig for $300-$400M
Palo Alto Networks is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Dig Security, a startup backed by Samsung and Google veteran, for between $300-400m. Dig, established
