Manage My Health breach 50 of affected patients contacted

pThousands of documents have been caught up in the Manage My Health hack Source rnzconzppSHARE MEppppOne of the countrys largest patient information portals Manage My Health today confirmed the first 50 of up to 126000 patients affected by a data breach had been notifiedppppThe privatelyoperated patient portal used by some general practices around New Zealand earlier this week confirmed it had identified a cyber security incident involving unauthorised access to the My Health Documents module in the app late last yearppppThe direct notifications were sent out this morning to email addresses Manage My Healths patients had used to register their account ppppThis communication will be personally addressed to the name associated with the account the company said in an update today ppppA reminder that patients should keep an eye out for anything unusual â MMH will never ask for login credentials â and that we are intentionally redirecting MMH mobile app users to the MMH web application so that notification information is consistent across platformsppppThese email notifications will include an 0800 number that impacted individuals can call for support and assistance should they requireppppManage My Health said that based on its findings 67 of the approximately 18 million registered users were impacted That equated to between 108000 and 126000 usersppppInformation in the Manage My Health core module in respect of appointments prescription in the Health Record function have not been accessed and the portal has been independently confirmed as secureppppThe first group of affected general practices were contacted on TuesdayppppManage My Health also reiterated its sincere apology for the pain and anxiety this criminal activity has caused to our providers and patientsppppThe company also clarified that the breach while previously understood as having involved the Health Records module containing data provided by a GP was limited to the My Health Documents module which stored documents including those uploaded by usersppManageMyHealth has begun notifying GPs about which of their patientsâ files may have been compromised  Source 1NewsppppThe stolen data originated predominantly from Northland and included approximately 45 general practices in the area and clinical discharge summaries and historical clinical referral records from the region that was between six and eight years oldppppA further 355 referraloriginating GP practices across a number of regions and personal health information uploaded by patients were also affectedppppWe recognise the disproportionate impact that this incident has had on some Northland communities We are working closely with Health NZTe Whatu Ora as the data controller for Northland region documents to ensure those affected receive appropriate support and information Manage My Health saidppppManage My Health added that it did not automatically delete patient accounts or data when a practice stopped using the platform ppppFor example many MMH users have signed up for accounts that are not linked to doctors and use the many features of the application that are not related to communications with their GP In addition many patients change doctors practices while keeping their MMH account Accounts remain active unless the patient chooses to close their account whereupon the data is deleted ppppThe company said it had received independent confirmation from its cyber security specialists that the current system environment was secure and operating as intendedpppp ppHealth Minister Simeon Brown described the breach as concerning and said Health NZ was working closely with ManageMyHealth to ensure it was being appropriately addressed Source 1NewsppppOn Monday Manage My Health obtained an interim High Court injunction preventing third parties from accessing any stolen datappppOn Tuesday it revealed the scope of the injunction was intended toppppManage My Health said an international team was monitoring known data leak websites and were prepared to issue takedown notices immediately if any information was posted ppppAs a precaution patients are encouraged to change their passwords and use multifactor authentication especially if they reuse passwords across other servicesppppThe Government had also taken action with Health Minister Simeon Brown orderiing a review into the response to the cyber security breachppppThe hackers who called themselves Kazu posted to the Telegram social media app on Sunday morning demanding the company pay a ransom of US60000 NZ103368 within 48 hours There had since been unverified reports the deadline had been moved to FridayppppAll posts referring to the data breach was removed from an account purportedly used by the hacker was removed on Wednesday following the injunctionppA sexual assault victim is fearful and ragingly angry that her most private information could be made public in the Manage My Health hackppHealthppWed Jan 7pp228ppHealth Minister Simeon Brown described the breach as concerning and said Health NZ was working closely with ManageMyHealth to ensure it was being appropriately addressedppHealthppFri Jan 2pp306ppThe patient information company said appointments and prescriptions in the Health Record function have not been accessed and the portal has now been independently confirmed as secureppHealthppTue Jan 6pp228ppppManage My Health also issued a reminder that police advised third parties not to engage with criminal hacker groupsppppDoing so is not in the best interest of those impacted by this incident and can have unanticipated consequencesppSHARE MEppMore StoriesppOne critically injured in reported Palmerston North shootingppPolice were called to an address on Pioneer Highway at around 315pm on MondayppCrime and Justicepp504pmppPedestrian injured police car rammed in Nelson hitâandârun incidentppPolice say a man hit and assaulted a pedestrian in Nelson before fleeing and deliberately swerving into an police car during a 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