NHS patient data compromised in university cyber attack – report
NHS patient data, collected for research purposes, may have been accessed in a recent ransomware attack on the University of Manchester.
Cyber Security
14k staff at NHS trust in Liverpool have personal details mistakenly shared
Nearly 14,000 staff at Liverpool’s main hospital trust had their personal information, including salaries, accidentally sent by email to hundreds of people.
News
Is the NHS investment in data security paying dividends?
In a column for Digital Health, Davey Winder, explores whether data security in healthcare is doing its job correctly.
Feature
Transgender charity Mermaids fined £25k for data protection breach
The transgender charity has been fined £25,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to keep the personal data of its users secure.
Cyber Security
Babylon to face ‘no further action’ for data breach of GP at Hand
Babylon admitted in June that three patients were able to view recordings of other patient’s consultations using the GP at Hand app.
Digital Patient
Welsh data breach exposes information of Covid-19 patients
Public Health Wales has confirmed a data breach which involved the personally identifiable data of Welsh residents who have tested positive for Covid-19.
Cyber Security
Babylon admits ‘software error’ led to data breach of GP at Hand
Babylon Health confirmed that three patients were able to view recordings of other patient’s consultations using the GP at Hand app.
Digital Patient 1
Cyber security news round up
Our latest round-up of cyber security news includes proposed guidance on securing the PACS ecosystem and a report that WannaCry is still alive and well.
Cyber Security
London gender identity clinic investigating ‘data security incident’
A statement from Tavistock and Portman confirmed that “due to an error”, an email regarding an upcoming art project exposed the email addresses of patients.
Cyber Security
Cyber security news round-up: August 2019
The August edition of Digital Health’s cyber security round-up includes updates on the Capital One data breach – described as one of the biggest ever – and insights from Hiscox’s Cyber Readiness report.
Cyber Security