web DeskChiang Mai Neurological Hospital clarified that the hospital has never sold or auctioned computer equipment or sent claims for materials related to M.2 SSD memory as reported in the news.
Chiang Mai Neurological Hospital, Department of Medical Services, would like to clarify the facts regarding news on social media regarding ‘Discovery of patient data from Chiang Mai Neurological Hospital on second-hand SSD M.2 memory that was sold at an auction.’
According to the news that appeared on social media about ‘Discovering patient data of Chiang Mai Neurological Hospital on second-hand SSD M.2 memory that was sold at an auction’, Chiang Mai Neurological Hospital would like to clarify as follows:
The hospital has strict measures in place for managing important data, especially the destruction of data in data recording devices such as media and files before disposing or auctioning such devices to prevent unauthorized access to important data. In addition, the hospital’s auction process has clear steps and criteria
, and there is a committee to inspect before entering the auction process.
In addition, Chiang Mai Neurological Hospital has never sold or auctioned computer equipment or sent a claim for materials related to M.2 SSD memory as reported in the news.
After the hospital contacted the informant for more information, it was found that the M.2 SSD device in question was 512 GB in size, which Chiang Mai Neurological Hospital has never used in its computer systems.
However, Chiang Mai Neurological Hospital realizes the importance of maintaining the security of personal and patient information. The personal information of Chiang Mai Neurological Hospital patients remains safe and has not been leaked. The staff has been instructed to be more careful in managing and maintaining the security of the information strictly to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.
Source: Thai News Agency
