Over 4.5m records exposed as UCLA Health and CVS Health’s photo service hacked

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by Sindy Cator on July 18, 2015 at 5:58 am

Posted In: Around the Web, CVSPhoto, Cyberattack, Insider, UCLA Health

University of California (UCLA) Health, which runs four hospitals, and drug retailer CVS Health’s photo service had millions of individuals’ private records exposed in a recent cyberattack, reports Reuters. UCLA Health said that hackers breached its network on May 5, and had accessed systems that contained personal information on about 4.5 million patients and healthcare providers. On-going investigations have shown that attackers may have gained access as early as September 2014. The organization says it’s working with the FBI as well as a cyber-surveillance firm to look into the breach and has expanded its internal security team to implement new…