Australian IVF provider Genea confirms hackers accessed patients’ healthcare data

Summary: Genea, one of Australia’s largest fertility service providers, reported that data stolen in a recent cyberattack has been published by hackers, potentially impacting patient personal and health information. The attackers, believed to be a ransomware group named Termite, claimed to have stolen around 700 gigabytes of confidential patient data. Genea has initiated investigations and has taken legal steps to restrict the use of the compromised data while ensuring transparency with its patients.

Affected: Genea

Keypoints :

• The hackers compromised Genea’s patient management systems, accessing personal and medical information.
• Termite, the responsible ransomware group, published patient data and has previously targeted various sectors globally.
• Genea responded by engaging cyber experts and notifying patients, though some expressed frustration over communication delays.