"IBM Discloses Data Breach Impacting Janssen Healthcare Platform"

IBM recently notified customers and users of a Johnson & Johnson healthcare platform that their personal information may have been compromised as a result of a data breach. IBM explained that it provides services to Johnson & Johnson, which includes managing an application and third-party database for the company's Janssen CarePath patient support program. When Janssen became aware of a vulnerability that enabled unauthorized access to the CarePath database. IBM was informed about the security hole and worked with the database provider to address the issue. It's not uncommon for companies to become aware of vulnerabilities causing data exposure. However, an investigation revealed that in this case, there was unauthorized access to personal information in the impacted database on August 2. IBM stated that the affected information includes names, contact information, dates of birth, health insurance data, and medical information. IBM noted that social security numbers and financial account information were not stored in the database. The extent of the access could not be determined, but IBM has decided to notify CarePath users and customers whose information was exposed "out of an abundance of caution," offering them free credit monitoring services for one year. IBM noted that it found no evidence that the exposed information was misused. It's unclear how many individuals have been impacted by the incident, but Janssen says on its website that 1.16 million patients in the US were helped through the CarePath program in 2022.

SecurityWeek reports: "IBM Discloses Data Breach Impacting Janssen Healthcare Platform"