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Università Campus Bio-medico di Roma (Polyclinic) – €20,000 Fine (Italy, 2020)
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Università Campus Bio-medico di Roma was fined after a data breach allowed patients to access each other's medical records. This incident showed a serious failure in protecting sensitive health information. The €20,000 fine emphasizes the need for strict data security measures.
What happened
A data breach allowed patients to view personal health data of 74 other patients through online medical reports.
Who was affected
Patients who accessed their online medical reports and inadvertently viewed others' sensitive health information.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that the polyclinic failed to protect personal data, violating GDPR due to a human error in IT system integration.
Why this matters
This ruling serves as a critical reminder for healthcare providers to implement robust data security measures to protect patient information from breaches.
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In a data breach notification pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR, the data protection authority found that patients accessing their online medical reports via their smartphones could also access personal health data of 74 other patients. According to the polyclinic, the reason for this was a human error in the integration of two IT systems.
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Details
Fine Date
26 October 2020
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€20,000
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Università Campus Bio-medico di Roma (Polyclinic) - Italy (2020). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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