You are the Chief Executive Officer $[$CEO$]$ of a health services organization. This organization has inpatient and outpatient facilities, home healthcare services, and other services that meet your patient population$$s needs. It also has a world$-$renowned AIDS treatment center. Unfortunately, someone downloaded the names of $4,000$ HIV$+$ patients seen in your HIV clinic and posted the list on the Internet.

Answer the following question based on this scenario:

What role does ethics play in determining how the CEO and the organization handle this situation? $(100$ word maximum$)$