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3.09.15

London clinic leaks HIV status of hundreds of patients

The NHS sexual health clinic 56 Dean Street has apologised for a data leak, in which it is understood the HIV status of 780 patients has been disclosed.  The breach occurred when an email newsletter sent to patients was ‘cc-ed’, rather than ‘bcc-ed’ to patients, thus disclosing the identity of the patients to every recipient of the newsletter. …