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Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust data breach exposed health details of 7,715 staff

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The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT) has admitted that a data breach exposed sensitive personal health information on 7,715 staff, described as almost 8,000 current and former staff. The exposure is linked to an Excel spreadsheet published in February 2023 that contained hidden sickness data. The source article is truncated and gives no CVE, technical root cause or remediation details.

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