John Pring reports: A nursing home is facing an investigation into a “very serious” breach of data protection laws, after detailed personal information about its 36 disabled residents was apparently found in the street. The four-page document contains the names of all 36 residents of Manor Hall, in Eastbourne, as well as their health conditions,…
Category: Health Data
Ransomware attackers pledge to back off attacking medical entities during pandemic
“We’re all in this together” took on new meaning yesterday when a ransomware gang published a statement saying that they were offering their victims (whom they refer to as “partners”) discounts. And in response to an inquiry by Lawrence Abrams of Bleeping Computer, Maze Team also committed to not attacking medical entities during this pandemic…
UK: Covid-19 response forces halt to NHS cyber security checks
Nick Carding reports from the between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place dept.: Security checks to keep the NHS safe from hackers have been delayed to help managers deal with covid-19. The service has also been warrned of attempts to exploit the pandemic by online fraudsters. The six-month delay means NHS trusts do not need to complete a cybersecurity checklist until…
Montenegrin Coronavirus Patients’ Identities Exposed Online
Samir Kajosevic reports: After Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic announced on Tuesday evening that the country had its first two coronavirus cases, the patients’ identities were published by social media users. Photos of one of the patients and her family were also posted online. The ethnicities and religious beliefs of the patients were then targeted…
Health Quest still first notifying people of July, 2018 breach in January, 2020
Having to go through numerous email accounts to determine which consumers, employees, or patients, have information in them that will necessitate notification can be a time-consuming task. In June, 2019, this site reported on what appeared to be a very long gap between discovery of a breach and notification to those affected. As reported then,…
Hungarian Supervisory Authority Issues Guidance on Data Protection and Coronavirus
Dan Cooper and Dora Pap of Covington & Burling write: On March 10, 2020, the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (“NAIH”) issued guidance on data protection and COVID-19. The NAIH highlights that controllers processing personal data in the context of their efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 must comply with the…