Kaiser Permanente notifies 13.4 million members of data breach. City of Hope also reported breach
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— Health insurance giant Kaiser Permanente apologized to 13.4 million of its members that some of their search information may have been inadvertently transmitted to Google, other search engines and media platforms. The Oakland-based company reported that "certain online technologies" that were previously installed on Kaiser Permanente websites and apps were transmitting information such as medical terms that members searched on the company website to Google, Microsoft Bing, and X, the social...
San Francisco Chronicle—Kaiser Permanente data breach could affect 13.4 million members. Kaiser Permanente reported a data breach Monday that could affect millions of its customers. The Bay Area health care giant said that when members and patients accessed its websites or mobile applications, data sent to third-party technology companies such as Google and X (formerly Twitter) via web cookies might have included personal information. The information mainly consisted of IP addresses and search terms used while logged into a Kaiser Permanente account or service. The data did not...
KABC-AM—Kaiser Permanente Announces Data Breach Affecting 13.4 Million Current And Former Members. Kaiser Permanente has announced a data transmission to tech companies that may have included some members' personal information.
TechCrunch—Health insurance giant Kaiser will notify millions of a data breach after sharing patients' data with advertisers. Kaiser, one of the largest healthcare organizations in the United States, said it was notifying 13.4 million members of a data breach earlier in April. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.