More than 10,000 patients who were treated or transported by the New York Fire Department Emergency Medical Services may have had their personal information compromised, the department said Friday.
Patients were notified about the possible data breach by mail this week.
An agency employee lost a personal external hard drive last March, which contained the information, the department said in a statement.
There's no evidence that the information on the hard drive has been accessed, but the fire department says it's still treating the incident as if an unauthorized person saw it.
The 3,000 patients who may have had their Social Security numbers compromised are being offered free credit monitoring, the department said.
All 10,253 patients who were notified about the possible data breach were treated or transported by NYFD EMS between 2011 and 2018.
But we would also add that the need in various social media applications will not go anywhere and it’s just getting stronger and stronger.
The other thing is how to create a social network app that will be taken well by the global market.
These are important questions, no doubt, but before you get to these issues you should answer one more question, the essential one.
Not to mention that a well developed and cool looking user’s profile increases your chances of success.
First of all, you need to create an environment inside the app as personal as possible.
Well, we believe there are few ground rules you need to follow.
Various Android apps are still sharing your data with Facebook which could be used to personally identify you for ad tracking straight to Facebook immediately upon logging in.
Some of the notable apps in the list are Yelp and Duolingo.
Apart from these two names, Privacy International also found two Muslim prayer apps, a bible app, and a job search app called Indeed.
The reports of PI also revealed that this transmission may also reveal custom identifiers that helps Facebook track that user across its network of service.
The previous reports had revealed that big-name Android apps were sending data to Facebook that too without consent and proper disclosure.
Facebook has always routinely tracked users,non-users, and logged out users outside its platform through Facebook Business Tools.
These tips will help you keep your personal info safe to minimize the risks of cyber incidents.)
The risk of a cyber-incident is high in activities like online shopping, sharing personal information, using online storage like cloud and operating over a Wi-Fi network. The last thing you should worry about is a virus or malware. If you fall prey to cyber-attack, you may end up losing your personal information like credit card details, bank info, and other confidential data.
Keeping your personal information safe can minimize the risk of identity theft. Here’s how…
