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.
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Bupa fined by ICO after employee stole customer information
The employee was able to obtain the personal information of 547,000 Bupa Global health insurance customers, but no medical information was stolen.
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Cyber security news round up
Our latest cyber security round-up covers news of a massive cyber-attack on British Airways and findings from a survey that reveal only half of UK companies have secured critical data.
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Norway healthcare cyber-attack ‘could be biggest of its kind’
The cyber-attack against Norway’s largest health authority could be one of the biggest of its kind in healthcare, sources have told Digital Health News.
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Cyber security news round-up
This month’s cyber round-up covers a report revealing 1,131 (cyber) incident reports, with 590 classed as ‘significant’.
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ICO launches new resources to help prevent data breaches
The Information Commissioner’s Office has created a new set of online tools in reaction to concerning finds from health data audits.
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Thousands more NHS staff have their data compromised by Landauer hack
The US-based company behind the NHS radiation staff data breach, Landauer, remains silent as more trusts fall victim to the cyber-security incident.
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ICO making enquiries into Landauer breach of NHS staff data
The Information Commissioner’s Officer has started making enquiries into the breach of NHS radiation staff data by US based company, Landauer.
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Cyber attack on US company hits more NHS staff
A cyber attack on a US company could have compromised the privacy of staff throughout the NHS, with a Dorset hospital the latest confirmed victim.
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London Hospital fined £200,000 over fertility data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Officer fined HCA International after its patients confidential fertility data was found freely available online.
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