A former employee of a personal injury claims company has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing patient information from the National Health Service during a four-month period, BBC News reports. According to an Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) press release, the assailant acquired the patient information from a nurse who worked at a medical treatment facility. He then used the data to "generate leads for the personal injury claims company he was working for at the time." The ICO has also announced that two charities experienced data breaches when unencrypted laptops that contained personal information were stolen. In a press release, an ICO spokesman said, "We are pleased that both charities have agreed to take the necessary steps to ensure that the personal information they hold is kept secure from now on."
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