Medical images and health data, including X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans, with names and birthdates, from 16M scans worldwide are available unprotected online
Hundreds of computer servers worldwide that store patient X-rays and MRIs are so insecure that anyone with a web browser or a few lines of computer code can view patient records.
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@chadsday
Chad Day
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“Medical images and health data belonging to millions of Americans, including X-rays, MRIs and CT scans, are sitting unprotected on the internet and available to anyone with basic computer expertise.” — @jackgillum @jeffykao @thejefflarson https://www.propublica.org/...
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@privacydigest
@privacydigest
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Millions of Americans' Medical Images and Data Are Available on the Internet. Anyone Can Take a Peek. — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/... > so insecure that anyone with a web browser or a few lines of computer code can view patient records. One expert warned about it for …
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@jackgillum
Jack Gillum
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NEW: Your medical data (and X-ray images) may be floating around on the Internet. Anyone with basic skills could view them. “This is so utterly irresponsible,” said digital-rights researcher @cooperq. https://www.propublica.org/...
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@jackgillum
Jack Gillum
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NEW: Images and data from millions of X-rays and MRIs are free for the taking. It can be as easy as opening a web browser — no password required. “It's 2019. There's no reason for this,” one expert said. My latest with @jeffykao & @thejefflarson ⬇️ https://www.propublica.org/...
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@ericuman
Eric Umansky
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New from us: Millions of Americans' X-rays and MRIs have been sitting unprotected on the internet, open for anyone to browse. “It's not even hacking. It's walking into an open door.” https://www.propublica.org/... by @jackgillum, @jeffykao & @thejefflarson
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@propublica
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Your private medical details and X-rays may be visible to anyone on the internet. No hacking is required. This problem had been brewing for years and no one seemed to do anything. https://www.propublica.org/...
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@chuckwendig
Chuck Wendig
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“This problem had been brewing for years and no one seemed to do anything” is about as bold and true a sentence for this era as I can imagine it. It'll be our epitaph. https://twitter.com/...
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Catalin Cimpanu
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@zackwhittaker You're gonna get even more depressed as there's someone going around pitching a story about leaks at seven smaller healthcare service providers
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@zackwhittaker
Zack Whittaker
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This was fantastic reporting — no doubt — but Christ, this is getting depressing.