data breach

The health insurer unintentionally exposed the personal data of 4.7 million people to Google through a misconfigured analytics tool used between 2021 and 2024.

According to a data breach notification, Monument said it used pixel-tracking technologies from third parties like Meta, Google, Bing and Pinterest. More than 100,000 users were affected.

The data breach occurred when the company requested users acknowledge they had received a notice about a recall of the Omnipod DASH Insulin Management System.

This week's top stories include a class action complaint accusing QRS of failing to secure, monitor and maintain patient data after a breach that affected nearly 320,000 people, and Headspace Health's aim to improve its ability to personalize users' experiences with its Sayana acquisition.

This week's top stories include the Holmes conviction for conspiracy to defraud investors and three counts of wire fraud, and Broward Health reporting an intruder accessed its network through a third-party medical service provider.

HIMSS Media editors discuss last week's big news story.

Companies failing to tell users about a breach could face a $43,792 per day hit. 

The exposed records included user data on name, birthdate, weight, height, gender and location.

This week's top stories include ex-CEO Cyrus Massoumi claiming his former colleagues coordinated a plan to replace him, a study finding telehealth to be the biggest threat to healthcare cybersecurity, and a NorthShore breach affecting 348,00 people.

This week's top stories include CMS giving hospitals guidance in their efforts to reopen ailing service lines, an app glitch exposing video of patient consultations and giving the underserved access to telehealth.