German firm finds one million files of Indian patients leaked

MUMBAI: Nearly one million medical files and 107 million related medical images of Indian patients, including X-rays and scans, are freely accessible on the internet, an investigation by German security firm Greenbone Networks has found. The records and images include details such as patient name, date of birth and ID, name of the medical institution, ailment, physician names and other sensitive details.

ET has reviewed a screenshot containing a list of patient names (but blurred to protect privacy) and corresponding patient identification numbers, study descriptions and names of doctors who referred and reviewed the cases.