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Breach Record

Kaiser Permanente

DISCLOSED 2024-05-03 · MISCONFIG · 13,400,000 RECORDS EXPOSED

Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente disclosed a data breach caused by online tracking technologies on its website and mobile apps. The incident exposed personal information of approximately 13.4 million individuals. The data was transmitted to third-party advertisers and platforms without patient consent.

The record

What we know

Disclosed
2024-05-03
Attack vector
Misconfig
Sector
Healthcare
Records exposed
13,400,000
ColdRecon assessment

Could a positive-security control have prevented this?

Verdict · no · opinion

This breach involved online tracking pixels transmitting data to third parties, not unauthorized changes to systems. A positive-security allowlist model would not prevent data exfiltration via legitimate web tracking mechanisms.

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