Babylon Health admits GP at Hand app data breach caused by ‘software issue’

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https://www.mobihealthnews.com/news/europe/babylon-health-admits-gp-hand-app-data-breach-caused-software-issue

By Tammy Lovell
MobiHealthNews
June 10, 2020

London-based digital firm Babylon Health has admitted that a data breach 
occurred that allowed a patient to access recordings of another patient’s 
consultation via the GP at Hand app.

The app, which has more than 2.3 million UK users, allows members to book 
medical appointments, access a triage chatbot and have consultations with NHS 
doctors via smartphone video call.

A Babylon spokesperson says the error occurred through a new feature that 
allows people who booked an audio-only consultation to switch to video part way 
through a call.

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