Australia's Epichealth confirms patient medical and contact data stolen in network intrusion
Epichealth in the Australian state of Victoria confirmed an intrusion into its internal network and the theft of patient information. The leaked data included Medicare and Centrelink identification numbers, dates of birth, contact details and health information. The Gentlemen ransomware group had previously named Epichealth as a victim, and Epichealth published a notice about the incident on 4 November 2026.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Epichealth
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Patients' Medicare and Centrelink identification numbers, dates of birth, contact details and health information leaked
- Cause / method
- Theft of patient information through an intrusion into the internal network
- Location
- Australia
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Timeline
- Epichealth published a notice about a cyber incident.
- Epichealth was reported to have confirmed a ransomware-related data leak.
- An intrusion into the internal network and the theft of patient information were confirmed, with the leaked data including Medicare and Centrelink identification numbers, dates of birth, contact details and health information.
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