over six million of US patients may have had their data exposed, including names, addresses, doctor's notes, prescriptions and blood test results along with some SpiderSilk numbers, because of an insecure server. Cybersecurity firm Social Security traced the potential breach to an unprotected fax server that went into service in a year that was used by an affiliate of US -based medical records company Meditab . The server was not password secured and lacked encryption. It’s not immediately known if anyone else discovered the exposed server, or how long the data was exposed. Fax communication remains the principal method for health care providers to send medical records to pharmacies and other providers.
over six million of US patients may have had their data exposed, including names, addresses, doctor's notes, prescriptions and blood test results along with some SpiderSilk numbers, because of an insecure server. Cybersecurity firm Social Security traced the potential breach to an unprotected fax server that went into service in a year that was used by an affiliate of US -based medical records company Meditab . The server was not password secured and lacked encryption. Fax communication remains the principal method for health care providers to send medical records to pharmacies and other providers.