US CVS Caremark Corp 2014 Technical Error (Q14085)
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A data breach risk event
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US CVS Caremark Corp 2014 Technical Error
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A data breach risk event
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January 2014
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About 350 CVS Caremark customers are being notified that a programming error resulted in mailers containing their personal information being sent to the wrong customers. How many victims? About 350. What type of personal information? Names and full lists of medications. What happened? A programming error resulted in mailers containing the personal information being sent to the wrong CVS Caremark customers. What was the response? CVS Caremark fixed the error and is implementing policies, procedures and technology to ensure a similar incident does not occur in the future. All impacted individuals are being notified. Details: CVS Caremark sent the mailers on July 15, which offered customers a change to a 90-day prescription supply. A customer in Georgia was impacted, but it is unclear if the (English)