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Australian patients’ medical records could be sold on dark web after clinics’ data breach

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‘Malicious actor’ obtains sensitive data including Medicare numbers, treatment details and pathology results in cyber-attack on Partnered Health Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australians’ medical records and patient information could be sold on the hidden market, an expert has warned, after a cyber-attack at one of the nation’s biggest healthcare providers. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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