Canadian health agency admits to major hack.

News from Canada confirms that database disasters are not just confined to UK government agencies, after sensitive patient information has been accessed by persons unknown on a Canadian health agency computer.

"Police in Newfoundland are reported to be investigating to what degree hackers have accessed medical information--including test results on HIV and hepatitis--on a desktop computer that was taken home by a consultant," commented Cyber-Ark. "The case came to light late last week after a health agency issued a media release on the hack of the data, which was collated by the Provincial Public Health Laboratory in Newfoundland," they added.

Apparantly, the consultant only became aware of the hack when he was called by someone who identified himself as a representative of a computer security company. www.cyber-ark.com