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Hospital Authority apologises for data breach involving 56,000 patients

South China Morning Post · · 253 words · By Edith Lin
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“Hong Kong Hospital Authority apologises for data breach involving 56,000 patients”
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Wikipedia entries provide general information about the Hospital Authority but do not mention a data breach or apology. No corroborating sources found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of hospitals and other medical facilities in Hong Kong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Hong_Kong
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Princess Margaret Hospital (Chinese: 瑪嘉烈醫院; Cantonese Yale: Máhgāliht Yīyún) or PMH is a major acute district general hospital in Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon, located in 2-10 Princess Margaret Hosp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Margaret_Hospital_(Ho…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hospital Authority is a statutory body managing all the government hospitals and institutes in Hong Kong. It is under the governance of its board and is under the monitor of the Secretary for Heal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_Authority
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“Privacy watchdog and police investigating after patients’ names, identity card numbers, dates of hospitals visits and medical procedures leaked”
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“Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog and police are investigating a large-scale data leak involving over 56,000 patients served by the Hospital Authority”
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Reported by South China Morning Post, but no corroborating sources or additional details in Wikipedia entries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hospital Authority is a statutory body managing all the government hospitals and institutes in Hong Kong. It is under the governance of its board and is under the monitor of the Secretary for Heal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_Authority
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of hospitals and other medical facilities in Hong Kong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Hong_Kong
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Princess Margaret Hospital (Chinese: 瑪嘉烈醫院; Cantonese Yale: Máhgāliht Yīyún) or PMH is a major acute district general hospital in Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon, located in 2-10 Princess Margaret Hosp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Margaret_Hospital_(Ho…
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“The authority’s monitoring system detected a suspected unauthorised retrieval of patient information and a leak on a third-party platform at around 2am on Friday”
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Wikipedia entries are unrelated to the claim (e.g., Friday the 13th, Powick Hospital). No relevant evidence found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on 552 acres (223 ha) outside the village of Powick, near Malvern, Worcestershire. It opened in 1847 and at its peak, it housed around 1,000 patients…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powick_Hospital
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Friday the 13th is a 1980 American slasher film produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, written by Victor Miller, and starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nels…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th_(1980_film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that consists of twelve slasher films, a television show, novels, and comic books. The main villain in the series is Jason Voorhees, who drowned at Camp…
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“The authority has conducted a thorough review of its internal network systems upon discovering the incident, confirming that the systems are operating normally and securely, with no indication of a cyberattack”
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“It promptly reported the breach to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and police, and said it would fully cooperate with their investigations”
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“The authority would notify affected patients through various channels, including its “HA Go” mobile application, letters and phone calls as soon as possible”
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“It said residents could also call a dedicated hotline that had been set up if they had inquiries”
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