Patient records stolen in cyber-attack on Australian healthcare provider
Australian healthcare provider Partnered Health suffered a cyber-attack that compromised the personal and medical records of patients across 21 clinics. The company is seeking a court injunction to prevent the stolen data from being published or misused.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the increasing vulnerability of sensitive medical data to cyber-attacks and the significant privacy risks faced by patients in the digital age.
Partnered Health has sought an injunction to stop the stolen data being used or published. Partnered Health has sought an injunction to stop the stolen data being used or published. Australia news Patient records stolen in cyber-attack on Australian healthcare provider Partnered Health says personal information and medical details and notes were breached in the attack on 21 clinics
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Prefer the Guardian on Google Thousands of medical records and patient information stored with one of Australia’s biggest healthcare providers have been breached in a cyber-attack.
Partnered Health, owned by private equity firm Quadrant, said 21 clinics across several cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra have been affected by the breach which occurred on 23 June.
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