NSW Health breach prompts police criminal investigation

A major cyber breach has been declared at NSW Health, with officials emphasising that patient data has not been affected. Cyber Security NSW says the incident concerns an isolated server within NSW Health and that the breach is being treated as a criminal matter. The NSW Police Cyber Crime Squad is leading the investigation, with Cyber Security NSW coordinating the response. At this stage, authorities have not disclosed any patient data compromise and say the breach does not pose an identified risk to patients.

A NSW Health spokesperson told Nine.com[.]au that while an investigation is underway, there has been no impact on patient records to date and no patient data is currently at risk from this limited cyber breach. As the case is being handled as a criminal investigation, no further comment is available. The report by Richard Wood for Databreaches[.]net notes the breach has been declared a major incident, underscoring the seriousness of the event and the police-led inquiry.