Federal police are investigating a large-scale data breach at a health organisation. National Cyber Security Coordinator Lieutenant-General Michelle McGuinness on Thursday said a “commercial health information organisation” was the victim of the ransomware attack. “I am working with agencies across the Australian government, states and territories to co-ordinate a whole-of-government response to this incident,” she said in a statement.
“While we continue to gather more information, early indicators suggest the incident originated from one of our third-party vendors. “MediSecure takes its legal and ethical obligations seriously and appreciate this information will be of concern. MediSecure is actively assisting the Australian Digital Health Agency and the National Cyber Security Coordinator to manage the impacts of the incident.