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'Read the Manual': Misconfigured Google Analytics Led to a Data Breach Affecting 4.7M
Slashdot reader itwbennett writes: Personal health information on 4.7 million Blue Shield California subscribers was unintentionally shared between Google Analytics and Google Ads between April 2021 and January 2025 due to a misconfiguration error. Security consultant and SANS Institute instructor B...
Slashdot reader itwbennett writes: Personal health information on 4.7 million Blue Shield California subscribers was unintentionally shared between Google Analytics and Google Ads between April 2021 and January 2025 due to a misconfiguration error. Security consultant and SANS Institute instructor Brandon Evans points to two lessons to take from this debacle: Read the documentation of any third party service you sign up for, to understand the security and privacy controls; Know what data is being collected from your organization, and what you don't want shared. "Because from a technical perspective, there is nothing stopping Google from sharing the information across its platform...
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