17 Korean hospitals leaked almost 200,000 patient data to pharmas

The Personal Information Protection Committee, South Korea's national data protection authority, has probed 17 university hospitals that allegedly allowed nearly 200,000 patient information to get exposed in a leak. 

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The PIPC acted on alleged reports of university hospitals leaking patient information to pharmaceutical companies. The case was later confirmed by the police following a search and seizure operation on the involved pharmaceutical companies.

It was found that hospital staff took pictures or downloaded patient information needed for …