Major Hospital Network Says No Sensitive Personal Data Stolen in December Hack

Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care network has confirmed that it was unlikely hackers had stolen patients’ sensitive information following a data breach in December 2023. On Jan. 25, St Vincent’s Health Australia announced the result of a month-long forensic investigation into the hack. Experts from the cyber security firm CyberCX found there was no evidence that cybercriminals were able to retrieve sensitive personal information from the hospital network’s database. “In particular, there is no evidence that any identification documents (driver’s licences, passports, Medicare cards), medical records or banking information have been stolen from our network,” St Vincent’s said in a statement....