Ireland’s HSE caught in another breach

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Date Reported:

10/17/10

Organization:

Health Service Executive (“HSE”)

Contractor/Consultant/Branch:

Undisclosed “private IT contractor”

Location:

Dublin, Ireland

Victims:

Patients

Number Affected:

1,500

Types of Data:

“sensitive health records”

Breach Description:

A private IT contractor working on behalf of the HSE brought senstive health records belonging to patients home with the intention of working with them and emailing them back to the HSE office. The private IT contractor accidentally mistyped the recipient email address and sent the information to another government agency, resulting in a security breach.