French Regulator Lambasts Health Firms Over Mass Data Leak
- Data on half a million people’s treatments, ailments divulged
- Watchdog statement cites media reports on data breaches
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France’s privacy watchdog said it’s investigating the leak of sensitive health data on half a million people and said the companies involved could face heavy penalties if they don’t come forward with details of the breaches.
The leaks were of “particularly significant magnitude and severity,” the CNIL said in a statement. Hackers may have infiltrated software made by Dedalus France that was used by medical testing laboratories, according to press reports.