Security News > 2024 > March > London Clinic probes claim staffer tried to peek at Princess Kate's records

Reports of the breach suggest one member of staff at the famous hospital was caught attempting to view notes for Kate Middleton, the future Queen of the United Kingdom.

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The Information Commissioner's Office, the local data protection regulator, confirmed to The Register in a statement: "We can confirm that we have received a breach report and are assessing the information provided."

The breach only pertains to Middleton, yet the International Association of Privacy Professionals Joe Jones, director of research and insights, highlighted that access to someone's personal data doesn't mean an employee has the "Necessary permissions and legal right to access and share that data."

"Although the reported breach relates to only one individual, the magnitude and accelerated proliferation of potentially harmful, and perhaps even defamatory conjecture associated with unlawful disclosure of sensitive personal data compounds the seriousness of the reported breach," he added.

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