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2012 — Crescent Health Inc.: Walgreens was ordered to pay $16

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Data compromised

Personal information

Technical writeup

Walgreens was ordered to pay $16.57 million as a part of a settlement of a civil environmental prosecution.  Walgreens was accused of illegally dumping hazardous waste as well as confidential customer medical information.  It is unclear what type of customer medical information was mishandled.UPDATE (12/13/2012): The civil enforcement lawsuit was first filed in Alameda County in June of 2012.  It was the result of investigations that took place in San Diego County in the summer and fall of 2011.

Root cause

Physical theft

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