University Hospital Limerick (UHL) is in the process of sending letters to more than 600 patients following an alleged major data breach concerning patient details, including those of 95 children, which was then posted on social media. “We are writing to 630 patients concerning a breach of patient data at University Hospital Limerick. This relates to patients who attended the Emergency Department at UHL between April 18th and April 22nd last,” a UHL spokesman confirmed. “Immediate actions were taken by the HSE and by UL Hospitals Group to protect patient data. The UL Hospitals Group has convened “a Serious Incident Management team (SIMT) to investigate this incident, and take any necessary actions to further secure patient data”.

Source: The Irish Times October 06, 2020 12:45 UTC