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.
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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