2015 — Palo Alto Networks: An inspector general’s report revealed that Palo…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
An inspector general’s report revealed that Palo Alto’s Department of
Veterans Affairs facility provided patient information to a private IT
company whose employees had not been cleared through background checks.The investigation was intiated when a complaint by House Committee on Veteran's Affairs alleged that the Informatics Chief at the Palo Alto VA had entered into an illegal agreement with a healthcare tech company, Kyron, for sharing patient information.According to the VA, they removed
Root cause
Unintended disclosure