New Zealand's Te Whatu Ora COVID-19 vaccination data leaked
COVID-19 vaccination data held by New Zealand health agency Te Whatu Ora was leaked. The agency brought in international experts to investigate, and Barry Young, who was charged over the incident, pleaded not guilty. Following the leak, vaccination workers voiced fears for their personal safety.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Te Whatu Ora
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- COVID-19 vaccination data
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- New Zealand
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Timeline
- The defendant in the vaccination data leak case appeared in Wellington District Court.
- Te Whatu Ora brought in international experts to investigate the data leak.
- The defendant in the data leak case pleaded not guilty.
- It emerged that vaccination workers felt threatened following the data leak.
- Barry Young appeared in court again.
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- Te Whatu Ora employs international experts to investigate Covid-19 vaccine data leak
- Te Whatu Ora vaccine data leak: Man pleads not guilty
- Te Whatu Ora data leak: Vaccinators feel under threat
- Te Whatu Ora data breach has vaccinators fearing for their safety
- Te Whatu Ora vaccine data leak: Barry Young reappears
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