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Medicare portal database exposed Social Security numbers: Reports

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unintentionally published Social Security data for at least 100 health providers, according to multiple outlets. The department took down its National Provider Directory after The Washington Post flagged the information to CMS

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Medicare portal database exposed Social Security numbers: ReportsThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unintentionally published Social Security data for at least 100 health providers, according to multiple outlets. The department took down its National Provider Directory after The Washington Post flagged the information to CMS
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