Breach of Scottish Health Records

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

Article in the Sunday Mail


http://tinyurl.com/au34b8

" [...] A HACKER attack on the health records of Gordon Brown and Alex 
Salmond has sparked a huge security alert.

Confidential computer files on the Prime Minister and Holyrood's First 
Minister were illegally targeted along with the records of scores of 
other high-profile Scots.

We can reveal former Labour leader Jack McConnell and his culture chief 
wife Bridget have also had their sensitive files hacked.

BBC stars, including newsreader Jackie Bird, and Old Firm footballers 
have also been victims. " [...]

PERHAPS as important

[...]

"The breach was discovered on a national database called the Emergency 
Care Summary system, which holds the details of 2.5million people in 
Scotland."

[...]

"It contains personal data such as names, ages, addresses, current 
medication and any adverse reactions to prescribed medicines."

[...]


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