Hackers Leak Sensitive IVF Patient Data from Genea Cyberattack
Hackers published stolen medical records of IVF patients from Australian fertility provider Genea after a ransomware attack.
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Hackers Leak Sensitive IVF Patient Data from Genea Cyberattack
Hackers claim to have published a trove of sensitive data belonging to IVF patients after a cyberattack on Genea, one of Australia’s largest fertility providers. Image Credits:Getty Images Genea said last week that it had experienced a cybersecurity incident that led to sensitive patient information potentially being compromised. In a statement given on Wednesday, Genea CEO Tim Yeoh said the company had since identified that “data taken from our systems has been published externally.” This statement came after the Termite ransomware gang, which recently took credit for an attack on supply chain software giant Blue Yonder, listed Genea on its dark web leak site, where it claimed to have published sensitive patient data. Samples of the allegedly stolen data, appear to show government-issued identification documents and sensitive medical records. In an updated statement, Genea said it was granted a court injunction on Wednesday to “preve…
