Microsoft-owned vendor blamed for massive healthcare breach

US-based Geisinger is warning patients of a security breach at one of its vendors that has likely compromised the data of more than a million of the healthcare giant’s patients.

In a November incident, the company said, one of the former employees of Microsoft-owned Nuance Communications exploited continued access to corporate files long after the person was fired and made copies of some sensitive records.

“On Nov. 29, 2023, Geisinger discovered and immediately notified Nuance that a former Nuance employee …

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