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NSW Health (Northern Sydney Local Health District)

30 Jul 2026 · NSW · Healthcare
Data Breach HIGH ✓ Verified

What happened

NSW Police Cybercrime Squad detectives arrested and charged a 59-year-old registered nurse employed by Northern Sydney Local Health District following an internal notification of unauthorized patient record access. Investigators executed a search warrant at a Frenchs Forest residence on July 23, seizing multiple electronic devices allegedly containing downloaded patient lists and personal details. The individual was charged under section 308H of the Crimes Act with 'access/modify restricted data held in computer'. Initial police telemetry indicates the accessed datasets were contained prior to wider external distribution or dark web sale.

Incident details

Organisation
NSW Health (Northern Sydney Local Health District)
Date
30 Jul 2026
Attack type
Data Breach
Severity
HIGH
Sector
Healthcare
State
NSW
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
Inside Threat

Source

ia.acs.org.au ↗
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