Health Net Inc. announced Wednesday that it is investigating a healthcare data security breach that resulted in the loss of patient data, affecting 1.5 million customers. The healthcare provider said the lost files were collected over the past seven years and contained on a portable external hard drive. The company said the healthcare data was not encrypted, but was formatted as images and required a specific software application to be viewed. Read the full article on TechTarget.com/healthcare-related-related news.
Source: https://threatpost.com/healthnet-data-breach-affects-15-mil-customers-111909/73134/