"Pharma Giant Pfizer Exposes Patient Data on Unsecured Cloud Storage"
The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has experienced a data breach that exposes sensitive patient information. According to researchers at vpnMentor, the exposed data was discovered on a misconfigured Google Cloud storage bucket. The data included transcripts of conversations between Pfizer's automated customer support software and users of its prescription pharmaceutical drugs, which reveals full names, home addresses, email addresses, and additional medical information. They could use this information to increase the effectiveness of phishing campaigns targeting patients. The leaked data could be used to trick patients into providing additional data that can be used for fraud, such as identity theft. This article continues to discuss the patient data exposed in the breach of Pfizer's unsecured cloud storage, what hackers could do with this data, Pfizer's response to this discovery, and the potential consequences that could be faced by the company for this incident.
SiliconANGLE reports "Pharma Giant Pfizer Exposes Patient Data on Unsecured Cloud Storage"