Health New Zealand staff personal data downloaded without authorisation
A data breach occurred in which a malicious actor downloaded personal data of Health New Zealand staff. The specific extent of the damage and response measures have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Te Whatu Ora
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Staff personal data
- Cause / method
- Download of personal data by a malicious actor
- Location
- New Zealand
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Timeline
- It emerged that a malicious actor had downloaded personal data of Health New Zealand staff.
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