CVS Health Leaked Around 1B Search Records By Mistake, Including COVID-19 Vaccine Queries: Forbes

by Vandana Singh, Benzinga Editor

June 16, 2021 1:52 PM | 1 min read |

In March, an unsecured database belonging to CVS Health Corp CVS containing more than 1 billion data points was mistakenly posted online.
The database contained searches conducted on its websites for medications and COVID-19 vaccines, Forbes reported.
The leak was first discovered by security researcher Jeremiah Fowler who was working with Website Planet.
Fowler told Forbes that it's possible those searches can be traced to individuals since some searches included email addresses, possibly because users mistakenly thought the search bar was a login field.
A CVS spokesperson says the company swiftly took down the database, which it says was inadvertently disclosed.
Price Action: CVS shares are up 0.29% at $85.15 during the market session on the last check Wednesday.

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