Thousands of patients hit by NHS data breaches
3 years, 8 months ago

Thousands of patients hit by NHS data breaches

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The latest statistics from the Information Commissioner’s Office show that 3,557 personal data breaches were reported across the health sector, the majority within the NHS, in the two years to 31 March this year. Shadow health minister Alex Norris said: “Properly utilising NHS data can improve healthcare and will benefit patients, but without proper safeguards patients can also be harmed. “Yet the ICO statistics make clear that many relatively straightforward breaches involving patient data are still happening on a daily basis.” Under the terms of GDPR, organisations handling personal data are required to protect it against “unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage”. If you want to have more secure transfer of medical data, rather than concentrate on trying to grab all the data for all these uses, the government should do what we’ve been saying for decades, and ensure that the data flows digitally along the care pathways, secure from endpoint to endpoint.” He said systems should have audit trails to track who has accessed patient data, and that a version of this should be made available to patients so that they can see who is looking at their information.

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Hackers boast of health workers visa data breach, sparking police probe
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hackers boast of health workers visa data breach, sparking police probe

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The hacker claimed to be selling details of people’s passports, work permits, UK visas …

Starmer insists NHS must make better use of tech amid data protection concerns
5 months, 1 week ago

Starmer insists NHS must make better use of tech amid data protection concerns

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The NHS must make “much more use of technology”, the …

NHS data sharing will streamline services, says health minister
5 months, 1 week ago

NHS data sharing will streamline services, says health minister

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Government plans to share patient data across the NHS will …

The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach
55 years, 2 months ago

The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach

Wired  

Data breaches are a seemingly endless scourge with no simple answer, but the breach in recent months of the background-check service National Public Data illustrates just how dangerous and intractable they have become. “There appears to have been a data security incident that may have involved some of your personal information,” National Public Data wrote on Monday. “The incident is …

NHS officials warned over patients data exposed in ‘hackers honey pot’
9 months ago

NHS officials warned over patients data exposed in ‘hackers honey pot’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The NHS’ refusal to respond with appropriate action to a clearly articulated security risk months …

Investigation of Russian hack on London hospitals may take weeks amid worries over online data dump
9 months, 1 week ago

Investigation of Russian hack on London hospitals may take weeks amid worries over online data dump

Associated Press  

LONDON — An investigation into a ransomware attack earlier this month on London hospitals by the Russian group Qilin could take weeks to complete, the country’s state-run National Health Service said Friday, as concerns grow over a reported data dump of patient records. NHS England said Friday that it has been “made aware” that data connected to the attack have …

Health board's chilling warning to EVERY patient after security breach: assume your data was hacked
9 months, 1 week ago

Health board's chilling warning to EVERY patient after security breach: assume your data was hacked

Daily Mail  

A Scottish health board has warned everyone in its area to assume that some of their data has been published online after its IT system was hacked. Officials confirmed that ‘over three terabytes of data’ was published by the hackers following February’s cyber attack, when a ‘substantial amount of patient and staff-identifiable data’ was stolen. ‘This leaflet sets out the …

HIV tests dropped and a return to paper working: Inside the London hospitals being held to ransom by Russian hackers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

HIV tests dropped and a return to paper working: Inside the London hospitals being held to ransom by Russian hackers

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A cyberattack on NHS hospitals could take months to resolve, with …

Nosy Hospital Staff Trying To Pry On Kate's Health Records May Have Gotten Caught In Sneaky 'Decoy' Trap
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nosy Hospital Staff Trying To Pry On Kate's Health Records May Have Gotten Caught In Sneaky 'Decoy' Trap

News 18  

The staff at the prestigious hospital involved in the data breach of the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton’s private medical records may have faced a ‘decoy’ trap set by managers, the Daily Mail said in a report. It said that The London Clinic – which has been the go-to hospital for the Royal Family, leading politicians and celebrities – remains …

Healthcare providers are failing to protect the privacy of people living with HIV, watchdog warns
11 months ago

Healthcare providers are failing to protect the privacy of people living with HIV, watchdog warns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Healthcare providers are failing to protect the privacy of people living …

Fears China could cyber attack the NHS by exploiting software flaw that saw 'hostile' Beijing-backed actors access personal details of 40million Brits
1 year ago

Fears China could cyber attack the NHS by exploiting software flaw that saw 'hostile' Beijing-backed actors access personal details of 40million Brits

Daily Mail  

Chinese hackers could bring the NHS to its knees by exploiting a known software flaw, experts warn. Chinese hackers could bring the NHS to its knees by exploiting a known software flaw that allowed them access to 40million Brits' personal details, experts warn China's foreign ministry has today insisted that countries should not 'spread disinformation' by making accusations without a …

SA Health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care
1 year, 5 months ago

SA Health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care

ABC  

Thousands of South Australian public health patients are being contacted over a data breach of a third-party run portal. Key points: The SA government says the health information of 121 patients and the names and phone numbers of about 12,000 others was deleted by an "unauthorised third party" The data of SA Health patients was held by third-party provider Personify …

‘Deeply concerning’ Met Police data breach put officers at risk, commissioner admits
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Deeply concerning’ Met Police data breach put officers at risk, commissioner admits

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Met Police data breach that saw the names and …

Personal details of crime victims leaked in huge police data breach
1 year, 7 months ago

Personal details of crime victims leaked in huge police data breach

The Independent  

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Fears over safety of YOUR sensitive data as shock probe reveals bungling NHS staff have wrongly handed over confidential data hundreds of times in last two years
1 year, 7 months ago

Fears over safety of YOUR sensitive data as shock probe reveals bungling NHS staff have wrongly handed over confidential data hundreds of times in last two years

Daily Mail  

Bungling NHS staff have wrongly disclosed confidential data hundreds of times in the last two years. However, five NHS bodies were issued with formal reprimands as a result of investigations MailOnline's probe – which goes up until January 2023 – revealed the most common breach was for someone getting unauthorised access to people's personal data. The lack of data security …

Fears for police safety after catastrophic data breach in Northern Ireland
1 year, 7 months ago

Fears for police safety after catastrophic data breach in Northern Ireland

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A major data breach involving personal details of every officer …

More than a million NHS patients’ details compromised after cyberattack
1 year, 9 months ago

More than a million NHS patients’ details compromised after cyberattack

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A recent ransomware attack on the University of Manchester …

Google succeeds in bid to throw out medical records claim
1 year, 10 months ago

Google succeeds in bid to throw out medical records claim

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The claim form and the particulars of claim should …

See your identity pieced together from stolen data
1 year, 10 months ago

See your identity pieced together from stolen data

ABC  

Have you ever wondered how much of your personal information is available online? Now, we’ve used Hunt's database to help you: Find out what data breaches you’ve been caught up in Find out what data breaches you’ve been caught up in See a visual summary of the potential scale of the leaked information out there about you See a visual …

This is the most detailed portrait yet of data breaches in Australia
2 years ago

This is the most detailed portrait yet of data breaches in Australia

ABC  

But there's still a huge amount missing from the picture. "It's only really a few data breaches that we're talking about as a community," she says, adding this level of opacity around data breaches is "quite extraordinary". Largest data breaches disclosed to OAIC since 2020 Following further inquiries, the OAIC revealed that the number of Australians affected by the two …

Health data breach hitting Congress ‘could be extraordinary’
2 years ago

Health data breach hitting Congress ‘could be extraordinary’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House leaders say the impact of a hack of a health insurance marketplace used by members of Congress “could be extraordinary,” exposing sensitive personal data of lawmakers, their employees and families. In a letter to the exchange’s director posted on Twitter, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said the breach “significantly increase the …

Healthcare industry continues to be main target of data breaches, with 79 reported in six months
2 years, 4 months ago

Healthcare industry continues to be main target of data breaches, with 79 reported in six months

ABC  

The healthcare industry has again reported the most data breaches to the privacy regulator in the first half of 2022, continuing a trend since Australia's reporting scheme began in 2018. Key points: Health services reported 79 data breaches from January to June 2022 Overall, 396 data breaches were reported to the privacy regulator The notifiable data breach scheme has been …

Hacker releases Australian health insurer’s customer data
2 years, 4 months ago

Hacker releases Australian health insurer’s customer data

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Client data from Medibank, Australia’s largest health insurer, was released by an extortionist on Wednesday, including details of HIV diagnoses and drug abuse treatments, after the company refused to pay a ransom for the personal records of almost 10 million current and former customers. “Letting customers discover their most sensitive information imaginable has been published and hearing …

Australian health insurer says data of all customers hacked
2 years, 5 months ago

Australian health insurer says data of all customers hacked

The Hindu  

Australia’s largest health insurer said on Wednesday a cybercriminal had hacked the personal data of all its 4 million customers, as the government introduced legislation that would increase penalties for companies that fail to protect clients’ private information. Medibank said “significant amounts of health claims data” had also been accessed in the breach, which was reported to police a week …

Hacker holds Australian health insurer’s data for ransom
2 years, 5 months ago

Hacker holds Australian health insurer’s data for ransom

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — A cybercriminal was holding for ransom an Australian health insurer’s customer data including diagnoses and treatments, in the nation’s second major privacy breach in a month, officials said on Thursday. Trade in Medibank shares has been halted on the Australian Securities Exchange since Wednesday when police were alerted that the company had been contacted by what it …

The data the NHS has collected is key to the future of healthcare
2 years, 7 months ago

The data the NHS has collected is key to the future of healthcare

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Against this backdrop, the government commissioned …

Data privacy fears as GPs are sharing patient records on Word documents
2 years, 7 months ago

Data privacy fears as GPs are sharing patient records on Word documents

Daily Mail  

GPs are sharing patient records on Word documents via email amid ongoing disruption due to the NHS cyberattack. GP practices have now been forced to access vital patient information via Microsoft Word documents sent to their NHS email. Pictured: The company Advanced's Adastra software that is used by 85 per cent of NHS 111 providers in England What happened in …

Data breach at university being taken ‘very seriously’
2 years, 10 months ago

Data breach at university being taken ‘very seriously’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A data breach affecting more than 400 students at the University …

David Fuller: NHS mortuaries record 30 security breaches in five years
3 years, 4 months ago

David Fuller: NHS mortuaries record 30 security breaches in five years

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There have been more than 30 serious security breaches at NHS …

Trust me, I’m a doctor: Why some concerned GPs helped pause the NHS ‘data grab’
3 years, 6 months ago

Trust me, I’m a doctor: Why some concerned GPs helped pause the NHS ‘data grab’

The Independent  

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Misinformation on NHS data sharing could scupper vital health research, warn experts
3 years, 9 months ago

Misinformation on NHS data sharing could scupper vital health research, warn experts

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A joint statement from 120 medical researchers and experts, organised by Health Data Research UK, …

So who will have access to YOUR medical records?
3 years, 9 months ago

So who will have access to YOUR medical records?

Daily Mail  

The NHS’s greatest asset — that’s how the 67 million files containing patients’ medical records and held by GP surgeries across the UK have been described. The NHS’s greatest asset — that’s how the 67 million files containing patients’ medical records and held by GP surgeries across the UK have been described Your notes have been shared for years It …

Twenty-one ‘wholly preventable’ patient safety incidents reported in private hospitals last year
4 years, 6 months ago

Twenty-one ‘wholly preventable’ patient safety incidents reported in private hospitals last year

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There were 21 “wholly preventable” patient safety incidents of the most …

Babylon Health under fire after patient privacy breach
4 years, 9 months ago

Babylon Health under fire after patient privacy breach

The Telegraph  

Babylon Health is facing calls for an inquiry into its digital doctor app after admitting that a user had mistakenly seen recordings of other patients’ GP consultations. In response to the incident, MPs warned that the breach showed “strict checks and full transparency” are needed with sensitive patient data being “handed over to private companies”. Meanwhile Rosie Cooper MP claimed …

If the government wants people to use the coronavirus app and save lives, it must answer questions on privacy first
4 years, 10 months ago

If the government wants people to use the coronavirus app and save lives, it must answer questions on privacy first

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It is this company that the …

Home Office still using NHS patient data for immigration enforcement despite suggesting it would end practice
6 years, 1 month ago

Home Office still using NHS patient data for immigration enforcement despite suggesting it would end practice

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Home Office is obtaining patient data from the NHS …

Health service providers suffer the most data breaches, as overall numbers jump
6 years, 7 months ago

Health service providers suffer the most data breaches, as overall numbers jump

ABC  

Australia's health service providers suffered more data breaches than any other sector between April 1 and June 30, 2018, according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. The results mirror the OAIC's January to March 2018 report, in which health service providers also reported the most breaches, ahead of the finance and legal sectors. And while the report does …

Healthcare data a growing target for hackers, cybersecurity experts warn
6 years, 11 months ago

Healthcare data a growing target for hackers, cybersecurity experts warn

ABC  

In 2016 a Californian hospital desperately paid $US17,000 in bitcoin as ransom to a hacker who had seized control of its computer systems. "They paid the ransom and they were public about it," said Denise Anderson, president of the US National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Centre. "It painted a target on the back of healthcare" Ms Anderson works with …

Government 'failing to act on serious concerns about NHS data sharing' raised by doctors
6 years, 11 months ago

Government 'failing to act on serious concerns about NHS data sharing' raised by doctors

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This behaviour calls into question NHS Digital’s ability to robustly …

Not so anonymous: Medicare data can be used to identify individual patients, researchers say
7 years, 3 months ago

Not so anonymous: Medicare data can be used to identify individual patients, researchers say

ABC  

Researchers say they can identify individuals in government healthcare data that was supposed to be anonymous, potentially exposing the private information of people receiving mental health treatment or HIV medication. How to find someone in anonymous data Even though the Department of Health removed names and took other steps to ensure the dataset was anonymous, the researchers were able to …

Government oversight failings allowed 'staggering mishandling' of confidential NHS patient information, say MPs
7 years, 4 months ago

Government oversight failings allowed 'staggering mishandling' of confidential NHS patient information, say MPs

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Government and NHS England have been heavily criticised by MPs …

NHS accused of breaching doctor-patient confidentiality for helping Home Office target foreigners
7 years, 4 months ago

NHS accused of breaching doctor-patient confidentiality for helping Home Office target foreigners

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Home Office is facing a legal challenge over claims NHS …

Sharing patient data would open door to next-generation NHS using 'artificial intelligence', Government told
7 years, 5 months ago

Sharing patient data would open door to next-generation NHS using 'artificial intelligence', Government told

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Data from patients’ health records should be shared with private firms …

Amber Rudd says patient records may have been lost in NHS cyber attack
7 years, 10 months ago

Amber Rudd says patient records may have been lost in NHS cyber attack

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amber Rudd has said NHS patients' files could have been …

Public Health England warns of 'serious risk' over Home Office data sharing
7 years, 11 months ago

Public Health England warns of 'serious risk' over Home Office data sharing

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a series of letters published by the Health Select Committee, PHE and the …

GPs urgently examine 173 cases of patients who may have been harmed after massive NHS data loss
8 years, 1 month ago

GPs urgently examine 173 cases of patients who may have been harmed after massive NHS data loss

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The cases of 173 patients are being urgently examined to see …

NHS data chief refused to give May illegal migrants data
8 years, 1 month ago

NHS data chief refused to give May illegal migrants data

Daily Mail  

Kingsley Manning clashed with the department last year, when Theresa May was at the helm An NHS data chief tried to block Home Office officials when they asked him to hand over confidential patient records to help them trace illegal immigrants. Tory MP Ranil Jayawardena, left, said only those who are legally in the country should be able to use …

Red Cross Blood Service admits to personal data breach affecting half a million donors
8 years, 5 months ago

Red Cross Blood Service admits to personal data breach affecting half a million donors

ABC  

The personal data of 550,000 blood donors that includes information about "at-risk sexual behaviour" has been leaked from the Red Cross Blood Service in what has been described as Australia's largest security breach. Key points: Data from blood donor registration form posted insecurely online Leak included identifying information and "personal details" of 550,000 donors All copies of the data believed …

Controversial mega-database of medical records scrapped over privacy concerns
8 years, 8 months ago

Controversial mega-database of medical records scrapped over privacy concerns

The Independent  

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