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Department of Veterans’ Affairs

1 Aug 2023 · National · Healthcare
Data Breach CRITICAL ✓ Verified

What happened

The federal Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) managed an acute privacy failure after an unencrypted data reporting export accidentally exposed highly sensitive clinical medical treatment metrics of active and retired veterans to unauthorized channels.

Incident details

Organisation
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Date
1 Aug 2023
Attack type
Data Breach
Severity
CRITICAL
Sector
Healthcare
State
National
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
Human Error

Source

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