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NZ state broadcaster slammed for stories sourced from ransomware-raided info

By Juha Saarinen on Jul 30, 2021 6:17AM Privacy watchdog says reporting raises quite significant ethical concerns. The New Zealand Privacy Commissioner has expressed concern that information illegally obtained from a regional health authority is being used by journalists to source stories, saying doing so is likely to cause a great deal of anxiety to the people affected . Yesterday, Radio New Zealand published a story that referenced information obtained from the ransomware attack on the Waikato District Health Board in May. The state broadcaster has had access to patient files and other sensitive information since June this year, when it said it discovered them on the dark web .

Waikato DHB should monitor dark web for hacked files – privacy commissioner

His office would expect the DHB to notify and support anyone identified in that information, he said. STUFF It s a complex attack that won t be resolved fast but more information on timeframes should be available soon, Waikato DHB chief executive Kevin Snee said in the May 26 media conference. “We would also expect that the DHB would be actively monitoring for potential host sites on the dark web or elsewhere.” Media reports had indicated other DHBs may know of security vulnerabilities in their systems, identified in the 2020 audit, Edwards said. Those need to be addressed if they aren’t already, Edwards said, or there’s the possibility of prosecution.

Privacy in the news (27 March – 9 April 2021)

Welcome to our latest round-up of privacy stories in the news. Folder with personal details inside left behind on public transport A government official left a folder behind on Wellington public transport containing the private details of 16 individuals and groups. The lapse took place in March, when a DIA staff member disembarked from public transport but left behind a folder full of submissions. The submissions came from a mixture of individuals and groups, and some of them had already been publicly released. Read more here. (NZ Herald) Vaccine patients’ personal details potentially exposed A computer error has potentially allowed Canterbury Covid-19 vaccine patients to see the personal details of hundreds of other people booking appointments to receive the vaccine. Canterbury DHB has issued an apology for what it says was a coding error in the software used in a local Canterbury medical appointment system. Read more here. (NZ Herald)

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