Police raid office over medical data breach

POLICE in the Philippines have seized the entire office of a company linked to the Irish patient records scandal and have been given a month to search for evidence that private information was used for fraud.

The Irish Examiner has learned that a court-ordered “police raid” has resulted in “all electronic equipment and data” — including the online firm’s server — being confiscated.

The southeast Asian country’s National Bureau of Investigations has until September 7 to examine the potential evidence, which is believed to include patient records from Tallaght Hospital. Sixty Irish hospitals and doctors have been told their records may also be involved.