Apr 12, 2012

Statewide Data Audit launched after Medicaid breach

"...Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is calling for a comprehensive security audit of the state’s data systems following the pilfering of Medicaid data from a poorly protected server.

On March 30, hackers cracked the password on a server at the state Department of Technology Services, compromising the private information of up to 780,000 Utahns, including 255,000 Social Security numbers. The breach is being blamed on an employee who failed to follow protocol in configuring the test server before putting it online..."


Read more at The Salt Lake Tribune

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