News24 in Australia reports:
A major state health department has been hit with a data breach triggering an immediate criminal investigation.
NSW Health has been hit with a cyber breach, with police launching a major investigation.On Wednesday, NSW Health confirmed the department was hit with a “major incident” and the Cyber Crime Squad had commenced an investigation.
“The breach has been declared a major incident and is being investigated by the NSW Police Cyber Crime Squad,” the statement read, according to The Daily Telegraph.
NSW Health said no patient data had been compromised or was currently at risk from the breach.
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