Maccabi Health Services Fined NIS 256,000 for Delayed Reporting of Medical Data Breach
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First reported by Now 14 · 5 hours ago
What happened
Maccabi Health Services was fined NIS 256,000 for delaying the mandatory immediate report of a serious medical data breach discovered in November 2025 but reported only in January 2026. The breach exposed sensitive personal health information due to a system glitch allowing unauthorized access to relatives' medical files. The Privacy Protection Authority stressed the legal obligation to report breaches promptly and imposed the fine under new privacy law amendments.
- 01Maccabi Health Services fined NIS 256,000 for delayed reporting of a serious medical data breach.
- 02The breach involved unauthorized access to sensitive medical records due to a system glitch.
- 03The breach was discovered in November 2025 but reported only in January 2026, violating law.
- 04The Privacy Protection Authority emphasized immediate reporting upon breach discovery, without delay.
- 05This is the first financial sanction under Amendment 13 to the Privacy Protection Law since August 2025.
- 06The breach was fixed by the end of January 2026 after the authority's investigation.
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