NSW Health is to notify people whose data may have been accessed in a world-wide cyber-attack that included NSW Government Agencies.
NSW Health said Strike Force Martine, set up by NSW Police and Cyber Security NSW, was investigating the impact on NSW Agencies that were caught up in the December/January cyber-attack on Accellion, a US-based software provider.
“It is estimated that some 100 organisations around the world, including global corporations, financial institutions, Government Departments, hospitals and universities were among those affected by the breach,” NSW Health said.
“Medical records in public hospitals were not affected and the software involved is no longer in use by NSW Health,” it said.
“Different types of information, including identity information and in some cases, health-related personal information, were included in the attack.”
NSW Health said it had been working with NSW Police and Cyber Security NSW and to date there was no evidence that any of the information had been misused.
The Agency said it had established a Cyber Incident Help Line to provide further information and support to the people it was in the process of contacting.
“If you are contacted by NSW Health, you will be given the Cyber Incident Help Line details; if you are not contacted by NSW Health, no action is required,” it said.
“The privacy of individuals is of the utmost importance to NSW Health, and we are making impacted people aware of the attack so that they can take appropriate precautions and access our support services,” NSW Health said.
