Australian IVF provider Genea is “urgently investigating a cyber incident” after “suspicious activity” was detected on its network.
A spokesperson for the fertility service said it is working to identify whether the personal information of patients or staff has been impacted.
“As soon as we detected the incident, we took immediate steps to contain the incident and secure our systems. We are working hard to ensure that there is minimal disruption to treatment being provided to our patients,” the spokesperson said.
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“We have since engaged cyber experts to assist us with our response and investigation and we are liaising with the Australian Cyber Security Centre.
“Our investigation is ongoing and we will communicate with any affected individuals if our investigation identifies any evidence that their personal information has been impacted.”
Genea is considered among the big three of IVF providers and has thousands of patients across Australia.
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