Australian patients’ medical records could be sold on dark web after clinics’ data breach
Partnered Health, a major Australian healthcare provider, has suffered a significant data breach affecting 21 clinics. Sensitive patient information, including Medicare numbers and medical records, may now be at risk of being sold on the dark web.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the growing vulnerability of sensitive medical data to cyber-attacks and the high black-market value of personal health records.
Partnered Health says 21 of its clinics across several cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have been targeted in a data breach. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Partnered Health says 21 of its clinics across several cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have been targeted in a data breach. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Health Australian patients’ medical records could be sold on dark web after clinics’ data breach ‘Malicious actor’ obtains sensitive data including Medicare numbers, treatment details and pathology results in cyber-attack on Partnered Health
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Prefer the Guardian on Google Australians’ medical records and patient information could be sold on the hidden market, an expert has warned, after a cyber-attack at one of the nation’s biggest healthcare providers.
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