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A commercial health information organisation has had its data breached in a “large-scale ransomware” attack.
The organisation is yet to be named in a statement made by National Cyber Security Coordinator Michelle McGuinness.
“I am working with agencies across the Australian government, states and territories to coordinate a whole-of-government response to this incident,” Lieutenant General McGuinness said in a statement on social media platform X.
“We are in the very preliminary stages of our response and there is limited detail to share at this stage, but I will continue to provide updates as we progress while working closely with the affected commercial organisation to address the impacts caused by the incident.”
The organisation is also working with the Australian Federal Police.
Cyber Security Minister Care O’Neil says she was briefed on the breach, and the government had convened a National Coordination Mechanism.
“Updates will be provided in due course,” she said on social media platform X.
“Speculation at this stage risks undermining significant work underway to support the company’s response.”
In October 2022, Medibank revealed hackers accessed the personal data of all customers across its Medibank, ahm and OSHC brands, affecting millions of Australians.
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