James CoxA Dublin cybersecurity researcher, Aaron Costello, has found that 1.1 million NHS employee records were leaked online because of improper configuration settings in Microsoft Power Pages, a software platform used by over 250 million people a month to build websites. The NHS employee information exposed was email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses. Speaking to BreakingNews.ie, Mr Costello said: "There is a systemic issue with understanding the access controls of software as a service (SaaS) applications like Microsoft Power Pages. A Dublin cybersecurity researcher, Aaron Costello, has found that 1.1 million NHS employee records were leaked online because of improper configuration settings in Microsoft Power Pages. While the HSE does use Power Pages, Mr Costello said he does not believe they were affected by this issue.

Source: The Herald November 24, 2024 01:07 UTC