St. Luke’s app breach may have affected around 100,000 people
St. Luke’s Medical Center in the Philippines discovered a security incident on 29 October on a mobile app support platform managed by an external provider. The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said around 100,000 people, including patients and staff, may have been affected. The hospital suspended the app, isolated the platform, reported the incident to the authorities and notified those whose information may have been affected. Electronic medical records and core clinical systems were unaffected, and hospital operations continued.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- St. Luke’s Medical Center
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-10-29
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of around 100,000 people, including patients and staff, potentially affected
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access to a mobile app support platform managed by an external provider
- Location
- Philippines
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Timeline
- St. Luke’s Medical Center discovered a security incident on its mobile app support platform.
- The hospital announced that it had suspended the app, was investigating, had reported the incident to the authorities and had notified those whose personal information may have been affected.
- The National Privacy Commission said information concerning around 100,000 people may have been affected.
- It was reported that personal information of some patients and staff may have been affected and that hospital operations continued.
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The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.