HK: Yan Chai Hospital reports data loss

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/080708/html/080708en05008.htm

Yan Chai Hospital has lost a batch of backup floppy discs containing 3,000 
medical record applicants' names and identity card numbers.

The discs serve as backup copies storing the processing log sheet on 
medical report applications dated January 16, 2005, to January 15, 2006. 
They went missing during the encryption process and the hospital 
management was informed of the incident on June 30. The files do not carry 
medical information.

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