The breaches notified to the DPC related to two specific locations which were accessed by unauthorized third parties, and the circulation of videos taken from these locations showing paper medical records.
Last November, a video posted on TikTok featured a large number of historic patient files in a disused Donegal hospital, including X-ray results and medical notes.
The DPC said it does not have precise information on how many patients' records are affected by the data breach, but the number is 'significant,' and it would be safe to say 'thousands' are involved.
Des Hogan, a commissioner with the DPC, said: 'We were dealing with that and more information came to light, including videos which were circulating online of some of the material in these storage facilities. This ramped up our concern.'
[
add
]
[
|
|
...
]