Pennsylvania attorney general investigating massive coronavirus contact tracing data breach
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The Pennsylvania attorney general said Wednesday his office launched investigations into a data breach stemming from coronavirus contact tracing efforts that potentially exposed the personal information of over 72,000 people.
The state Health Department disclosed two weeks ago that employees of a contact tracing vendor ignored security rules and created unauthorized documents outside the state's secure computer systems. Insight Global, headquartered in Atlanta, realized the breach on April 21 and stopped further disclosures of information by April 23, per a company statement. "We deeply regret this happened and are committed to restoring the trust of any residents of Pennsylvania who may have been impacted. All necessary steps are being taken to secure any personal information, and we intend to learn and grow from this," the statement reads.More Related News
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