'Large-scale' data breach on Australian health information company

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The National Cyber Security Coordinator said it was informed by the company of the incident yesterday, but did not name the company that fell victim to the ransomware.

"Yesterday afternoon I was advised by a commercial health information organisation that it was the victim of a large-scale ransomware data breach incident," Cyber Security Coordinator Lieutenant-General Michelle McGuinness said in a statement.A massive data breach has exposed thousands of Western Australians' sensitive medical records and leaked them online.

"The Cyber Security Centre is aware of the incident and the Australian Federal Police investigating.""

 

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