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Cybersecurity

Cambridge Hospitals Admit Two Excel-Based Data Breaches

A Cambridge NHS trust has admitted two historic data breaches, stemming from the accidental disclosure of patient data in Excel spreadsheets in response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust CEO, Roland Sinker, revealed the news yesterday, explaining that the first incident occurred in 2021 but had only “recently” come […]

Cybersecurity

Millions of patient scans and health records spilling online thanks to decades-old protocol bug | TechCrunch

Researchers say they found exposed patient imaging, as well as names, addresses and phone numbers Carly Page 1 day Thousands of exposed servers are spilling the medical records and personal health information of millions of patients due to security weaknesses in a decades-old industry standard designed for storing and sharing medical images, researchers have warned. […]