US charges man accused of Singapore HIV data leak via SABCNewsOnline
Singapore announced last month that confidential information of 14 200 people diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS had been dumped online, with most of those affected foreigners.
The data leak, which included people’s HIV status, names and addresses, has provoked an outcry in Singapore, especially among the LGBT community and NGOs involved in the fight against AIDS. “The criminal complaint alleges that Brochez illegally possessed and intended to distribute data containing sensitive medical and other identifying information,” it said.
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