The Navy confirmed {that a} sailor made a number of makes an attempt to acquire President Biden’s medical data.
CBS Information reviews:
The U.S. Navy confirmed to CBS Information {that a} junior sailor tried unsuccessfully 3 times in February to entry President Joe Biden’s medical data from a army medical database.
The sailor, whom the Navy wouldn’t title, was positioned on administrative motion after an investigation into the breach concluded in late April. The person chargeable for the leak is a junior sailor serving within the Naval Hospital Corps, stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, a serious medical middle, in accordance with a U.S. official aware of the scenario.
The U.S. official stated that on February 23, the sailor visited Genesis Healthcare System (the army medical system’s database) 3 times, however “he didn’t discover the proper Joe Biden.”
Earlier incidents of this kind usually resulted in folks compromising programs to leak delicate data. On this case, the sailor is fortunate that they failed, as self-discipline for unsuccessful makes an attempt is probably not as strict as for profitable makes an attempt.
Biden’s medical data are not any massive secret. Medical summaries concerning the president have been revealed for many years. The federal government nonetheless maintains data from Trump’s presidency, and they need to stay confidential.
The incident reported by CBS occurred months earlier than the present frenzy over Biden’s medical data.
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