Hong Kong intern doctor arrested for alleged patient data breach
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- A 24-year-old intern doctor, surnamed Lai, was arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of unauthorized access to patient data.
- She allegedly used an account not assigned to her to access records at Tuen Mun Hospital.
- The Hospital Authority dismissed her for misconduct, and she faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
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A Hong Kong intern doctor arrested on suspicion of unauthorised access to patient data remains in custody, the South China Morning Post has learned.
A source familiar with the matter told the SCMP that the 24-year-old woman, surnamed Lai, was arrested at about 7pm on Friday and was still being held at Cheung Sha Wan Police Station on Saturday morning
She was arrested on suspicion of access to a computer with dishonest intent.
The arrest came within three days of police receiving a report from a doctor at Caritas Medical Centre in Sham Shui Po on June 10. The Hospital Authority also dismissed her on Friday for misconduct.
The source said preliminary investigations found the intern used an account not assigned to her to access patient records at Tuen Mun Hospital on a device at the medical centre between May 13 and 14.
Offenders convicted of access to a computer with dishonest intent face up to five years’ imprisonment.
