Australian Indigenous Health Cyber Incident, 22 March 2023

Indigenous health organisation says personal details of 8,000 people accessed in cyber attack

An unidentified third party had claimed responsibility for the hacking in a post on the deep web.

Company Statement: APUNIPIMA CYBER-SECURITY INCIDENT UPDATE (WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH, 2023)

Source: Indigenous health organisation says personal details of 8,000 people accessed in cyber attack | ABC News (Australia)

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The personal information of more than 8,000 staff and clients of a health organisation that services remote communities in Queensland was accessed in a cyber attack last yea

The Apunipima Cape York Health Council, an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation that services 11 remote communities in Far North Queensland, said an unidentified third party had viewed the information of patients, clients and staff during the incident in October.

The organisation, which has defended the length of time the investigation took (5 months), said the information accessed included Medicare numbers and, in some cases, copies of passports, tax file numbers, driver licences, bank and superannuation details.

The organisation said an unidentified third party had claimed responsibility for the hacking in a post on the deep web.