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Update on cyber security incident of Hospital Authority
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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The spokesperson for Hospital Authority (HA) made the following update today (September 14) regarding an earlier announcement on a cyber security incident:
 
     In view the continuing and increasing cyber threat, HA's Cyber Security Response Team is working closely with cyber forensic experts to hunt the malicious actor.
 
     HA Information Technology and Health Informatics Division has further stepped up remote accessing measures: with effect from today, HA staff accessing intranet remotely have to use security device or registered mobile number to receive a one-time password, together with the staff's personal login ID and login password.
 
     HA spokesperson emphasised that no service interruption and leakage of patient records were caused by the incident.

     HA strongly condemns any form of cyber-attack behaviour.
 
Ends/Saturday, September 14, 2019
Issued at HKT 21:45
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