US EditionHealth Minister Expects ManageMyHealth to Alert Cyber Attack Victims Promptly
- Health Minister Simeon Brown commissioned the Ministry of Health to lead a review of ManageMyHealth and Health New Zealand's response, asking it to commence soon and assess causes and data protections.
- The incident was discovered on 30 December and notified to authorities the same day, with ManageMyHealth saying the breach was contained on New Year's Eve.
- ManageMyHealth said up to 7 percent of its roughly 1.8 million registered users may have been impacted—about 126,000 people—and external cybersecurity specialists confirmed the vulnerability has been patched.
- An Incident Management Team has been meeting daily to coordinate advice across agencies, with Health New Zealand confirming no system impact and Brown urging notifications comply with the Privacy Act involving the Privacy Commissioner and General Practice New Zealand.
- Experts warn those whose records were stolen may face scams, blackmail and identity theft, and data journalist Keith Ng says hackers called 'Kazu' used a low $60,000 demand with a tightened January 15 deadline.
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