2011 — Crescent Health Inc.: According to a complaint filed against Walgreens,…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
According to a complaint filed against Walgreens, Walgreens sold confidential information of customers to data mining companies who resold it to pharmaceutical companies. Walgreens is accused of receiving payment for prescription information that only patients had the right to sell. Walgreens sells patient data that includes sex, age group, state, ID number of the providing doctor and the name of the drug that is taken.
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