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Therapy Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database
Video and audio of therapy sessions, transcripts, and other patient records were accidentally exposed in a publicly accessible database operated by the virtual medical company Confidant Health.
Thousands of people’s highly sensitive health details, including audio and video of therapy sessions, were openly accessible on the internet, new research has revealed. At the end of August, security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered the exposed trove of information in an unsecured database linked to virtual medical provider Confidant Health. The company, which operates across five states including Connecticut, Florida, and Texas, helps provide alcohol- and drug-addiction recovery, alongside mental health treatments and other services.
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