St Andrew's Hospital confirms patient data stolen in cyberattack
Hackers stole patient data from St Andrew's Hospital including names, addresses, phone numbers, and Medicare card numbers.
St Andrew's Hospital in Adelaide is telling patients their data was stolen. The stolen data included full names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, birth dates, Medicare card numbers, and healthcare identifiers.
The hospital hired forensic experts to investigate. It told the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and the Australian Cyber Security Centre.
The hospital is working with government agencies to add security measures and look for suspicious activity. Premier Peter Malinauskas said authorities will check if any South Australian laws were broken.
He also raised concerns about cyber threats to all organisations.
- Adelaide
- Hospital location
- OAIC, Australian Cyber Security Centre
- Agencies notified
- Private
- Hospital type
Why it mattersThousands of patients now face the risk of identity theft and fraud. Personal health records in criminal hands can be exploited or sold.
AustraliaSouth Australian residents now need to monitor their Medicare numbers and personal details for fraudulent use, and may face delays accessing healthcare if their records are compromised.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 2 h ago
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