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'Uber for nurses' exposes 86K+ medical records, PII in open S3 bucket for months

ID: a6325ed4-b117-511b-a411-bcda699a028d

STIX ID: report--a6325ed4-b117-511b-a411-bcda699a028d

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
72/100

Date Published: 2025-03-11

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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A cybersecurity researcher discovered an unsecured, non-password-protected AWS S3 bucket owned or used by ESHYFT exposing 108.8 GB and 86,341 records of highly sensitive healthcare-worker data (profile photos, scanned IDs, SSNs, medical records, timecards, certifications and more). The bucket remained publicly accessible for over a month after notification, raising risks of identity theft, fraud, targeted attacks on healthcare facilities, regulatory exposure, and potential extortion.

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