Sensitive patient data of Australian fertility clinic Genea posted on dark web
A data breach occurred at Australian fertility clinic Genea, and sensitive patient information was published on the dark web. The Termite ransomware group claimed responsibility for the Genea hack. Patient backlash followed additional notices about the breach.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Genea
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Sensitive information of fertility treatment patients published
- Cause / method
- Hack claimed by the Termite ransomware group
- Location
- Australia
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Timeline
- Patients pushed back against Genea's additional notices about the cyber breach.
- The publication of sensitive patient information on the dark web and the Termite ransomware group's claim of the attack were reported.
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