The Medical Specialist Group was fined 100,000 euros by the Guernsey Office of the Data Protection Authority after it allegedly failed to install key security updates to protect patients’ data, the Guernsey Press reports. The private health care provider sustained a data breach where emails were stolen, some of which contained sensitive health information. The fine would be waived if MSG completes remedial actions within 14 months, including building a more “unified, secure and interoperable framework for information sharing in the future.”
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