South Korea·Other·Announced by the organization or a regulator
Hallym Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital data breach (Jul 2023)
What happened
Patient prescription information from Hallym Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital was leaked to a pharmaceutical company employee over a period of years. The leak was discovered during a police investigation of the pharmaceutical company, and a total of many patient records from several hospitals were exposed. The breach occurred because the pharmaceutical employee was permitted to download patient data. Regulatory fines were imposed.
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Facts on record
- Country
- South Korea
- Industry
- Other
- Announced
- Jul 26, 2023
- Affected
- 3,095 people
- Data exposed
- Medical or health information, names
- Status
- Announced by the organization or a regulator
- Compensation and penalties
- A fine or other penalty on record
Sources
- 개인정보보호위원회개인정보위, 환자정보 유출 17개 종합병원 제재