( September 3, 2026, 07:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Hôpital Privé de la Loire has been fined €500,000 by the French data-protection authority, after an attacker accessed data on more than 520,000 patients and 200,000 trusted contacts. The authority found that the hospital — in St. Etienne, southeastern France — had failed to implement adequate security measures, including access restrictions, authentication and monitoring. It had also failed to notify trusted contacts that their data had been compromised.Statement follows in French. ...
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