Sensitive Patient Data Exposed in Data Breach 

Recently, cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, discovered a non-password-protected database containing thousands of sensitive records belonging to Confidant Health, an AI-powered platform offering mental health and addiction treatment services. 

Key Facts

  • The exposed database contained 126,276 files and 1.7 million logging records, exposing driver’s licenses, ID cards, health insurance details, Medicaid cards, medical record requests, diagnostic drug tests, psychotherapy intake notes, transcripts of treatment sessions and more. 
  • The exposure of these files poses potential risks including identity theft, medical extortion, Medical identity theft and other significant HIPAA violations

You can find the full report here: https://www.vpnmentor.com/news/report-confidanthealth-breach/

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