From hipaaguide.net
Research recently published in a collaborative report by security researcher Jelle Ursem and DataBreaches.net has revealed healthcare organizations and their business associates are inadvertently leaking patient data online via unprotected public GitHub repositories.
GitHub is a Git repository hosting service that is used for software development and version control. The platform is used for code sharing, publication, and collaboration and also acts as a social networking site for programmers. The platform has access controls and allows code to be privately hosted or loaded into public repositories that can be accessed by anyone.