The names and medical information of individuals can be revealed in the Chicago Department of Public Health Inspect, the department said in a notice issued on Tuesday.
The department said that in October, “unintentional possible disclosure of the sensitive information used to generate public health and safety related data was told in October, the department said in the notice, which published on its website on Tuesday. Was done The department investigated and found that some personal information could be found when showing statistical information to the dashboard, if the visitor took some steps while looking at the dashboard.
The sensitive information that was exposed may include a combination of name and medical information.
The department said in the notice that this is not known about any real or potential misuse of information.
The notice did not say how many people or what kind of individuals were potentially affected, or if the dashboard department was on the public-supported website. The department did not answer questions from the tribune on Tuesday evening about the situation.
The department has reviewed its policies and procedures related to the use of its dashboard, “to reduce the risk of a similar event in future,” according to notice, and public access to data has been disabled.
People with more questions about the incident or who want to enroll in the honorable credit monitoring services being introduced to the affected persons, they can call 877-741-1109.