Kaiser Permanente, the Oakland-based health care conglomerate, is warning millions of customers that one of its divisions may have exposed their names, symptom searches and other data to major tech companies. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. disclosed the data breach to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on April 12. TechCrunch first reported the news. Kaiser told SFGATE in a statement on Thursday, “certain online technologies, previously installed on its websites and mobile...
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.
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...
Cybercriminals are constantly devising new ways to exploit vulnerabilities and steal sensitive information. DANIEL ADAJI outlines ways to safeguard your bank account and mobile wallet. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the importance of robust mobile wallet security cannot be overstated. With the surge in the use of digital wallets, there has been a corresponding Read More
Kaiser Permanente on Monday said it was notifying millions of its members and patients of a data transmission to tech companies that may have included some of their personal information.
Something is up with Apple ID this weekend. As reported by 9to5Mac, Apple users started complaining online last night that they’d been logged out of their Apple IDs on all of their devices without explanation. Upon trying to log back in, some say they were locked out of their accounts despite entering the correct details, and had to reset their passwords. Engadget has reached out to Apple for more information. I was mid FaceTime with @milesabovetech and my Apple account got locked and signed out...
The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland is alerting its diocese after an “unauthorized party” may have accessed an employee email account that stored personal information.
Overnight, a notable portion of iCloud users were getting logged out of their accounts across all of their devices, and the only way back in was to perform a password reset. Web-based iCloud login page The log-outs weren't -- or aren't, it's not clear yet -- happening on one particular class of device. And, if you were impacted, it's across nearly all of your devices including HomePods, Apple TV hardware, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One AppleInsider staffer said that whatever the cause of...
Last week, journalist co-op 404 Media reported on Spy Pet, a site that was mining billions of Discord messages from nearly 620 million users and selling access to that data for as little as $5. After investigating the matter, Discord has announced that the accounts connected to that repository have been banned and the company is considering legal action. According to an April 26 404 Media story, Spy Pet had been trawling roughly 14,000 Discord servers for a few months now, collecting tons of...
In today’s digital world, securing authentic brand deals while safeguarding privacy and safety is challenging. However, innovative platforms like SafeOpt provide tools and strategies to navigate online offers confidently. SafeOpt, an email retargeting platform, prioritizes user privacy, ad relevance, and data security over conventional advertising methods. Here are eight ways SafeOpt empowers users to secure […]
Digital payments company Paytm, which is owned by One 97 Communications, has completed its integration with four banks for Unified Payments Interface-based payment services, the company informed the stock exchanges on Wednesday.These four banks are State Bank of India, Yes Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank. On March 14, National Payments Corporation of India, which manages UPI, had allowed Paytm to migrate into a third-party payment (TPAP) model with these four banks. Now the backend integration is...
Instagram is experiencing outages worldwide, leaving thousands of users unable to use the app or login. The outage hit around 2pm ET and is impacting the US, the UK and Australia.