[Security Blog] Reports Unauthorised Access and Leak of Patient Data – Over 56,000 Individuals Affected HKCERT Urges Enhanced Protection and Proactive Risk Management

The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) uncovered an unauthorised data access incident affecting the Hospital Authority's (HA) routine monitoring system, leading to patient data leakage. Over 56,000 individuals had their sensitive data exposed, with the HA urged to enhance protection measures and implement proactive risk management strategies.

The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) has issued a security alert regarding a data leakage incident involving a local healthcare establishment. The Hospital Authority (HA) has reported that its routine monitoring syst