Misconfigured Meta Pixel exposes healthcare data of 1.36 million US residents

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Facebook ad-tracking script exposes 1.36 million patients' healthcare data

Novant Health has disclosed (access denied from South Africa) a data leak affecting 1,362,296 US-based individuals due to a misconfiguration of their Meta Pixel ad tracking JavaScript code, BleepingComputer reported.

Meta Pixel tracks user activity and advertising performance when incorporated into a website’s JavaScript code. Meta Platforms is Facebook’s parent company.
 
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