Yet Again We See A Cyber-Attack Breach A Health Organisation, Presumably For Profit.

This news appeared early last week.Cyber attack on Family Planning NSW client databaseBy Kate Aubusson14 May 2018 — 11:30amA cyber attack on Family Planning NSW has potentially exposed the personal information of clients, including women who have booked appointments or sought advice about abortion, contraception and other services over the past 2 ½ years.Clients received an email from the organisation alerting them that their website had been hacked over two weeks ago, which may have compromised its online data.“These databases contained information from clients who had contacted Family Planning NSW through our website in the past 2½ yea rs, seeking appointments or leaving feedback,” read the email signed by Chair of the FPNSW board Sue Carrick and chief executive Adjunct Professor Ann Brassil.“Since the attack, we have had no evidence that this information had been used by the cyber-attackers,” the email read.FP NSW was one o f several agencies targeted by the “cyber criminals” who... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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