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1 May 2023 · NT · Healthcare
Data Breach CRITICAL ✓ Verified

What happened

Severe public sector data handling incident wherein NT Government health staff accidentally transmitted thousands of fully identifiable clinical patient records and treatment profiles to an unverified software vendor located overseas.

Incident details

Organisation
NT Government
Date
1 May 2023
Attack type
Data Breach
Severity
CRITICAL
Sector
Healthcare
State
NT
Records affected
Thousands
Threat actor
Human Error

Source

abc.net.au ↗
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