A former employee of Stanford University was convicted for illegally accessing and altering breast cancer study patient data just hours after being fired. The 66-year-old woman logged into the database and replaced crucial medical data with false information and derogatory remarks regarding a supervisor. Convicted of multiple federal charges, she faces up to 21 years in prison. Stanford's subsequent investigation revealed the financial and reputational damage caused, as they had to correct the altered data and notify authorities, highlighting the seriousness of cybersecurity in sensitive research environments.
Her senseless actions undermined a study into the safety and efficacy of a new treatment for breast cancer patients.
Stanford investigated and reentered all of the data about its participants in the study from source documents into the study database.
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