2011 — Stanford University: The medical records of about 20,000 emergency room…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
The medical records of about 20,000 emergency room patients were posted on a commercial website for nearly a year. It is unclear how the spreadsheet with names, account numbers, admission and discharge dates, billing charges and diagnosis codes came to be on the website. The information was not financially sensitive. The website was called Student of Fortune and allowed students to pay for assistance with their school work. The spreadsheet was posted in relation to a question about how to co
Root cause
Unintended disclosure