The Australian IVF giant has disclosed a cybersecurity incident that disrupted patient services and has led to access to potentially sensitive information.
Genea, one of the three largest Australian IVF suppliers with 21 clinics across the country, confirmed the incident in a declaration On his website on Wednesday.
Australia’s national broadcaster ABC reports That Genea revealed the incident after ABC journalists contacted the company about the cyber attack. ABC said that after wondering Genea, the fertility giant hired to carry November, a public relations company specializing in business aid to respond to cyber attacks and data violations.
Reached by Techcrunch, Lauren Clancy, representative Genea via Porter Novelli, confirmed the Techcrunch incident, affirming in a statement sent by e-mail that the company Inquiry “Emergency Survey” the cybersecurity incident.
“As soon as we have detected the incident, we have taken immediate measures to contain the incident and secure our systems,” said the spokesperson. “We work hard to ensure that there is a minimum disturbance for the treatment provided to our patients.”
In his public declaration, Genea confirmed that the pirate behind Cyberattack’s data “accessed Genea”, but the spokesman refused to say what types of data were accessible by Techcrunch.
Genea told customers on February 13 that he suffered from breakdowns with his telephone lines before confirming the cyber attack, according to an article on the Genea Instagram page, which Techcrunch has seen.
The company’s Mygeaa application, which allows patients to follow their cycle and visualize fertility data, was also rejected offline following the incident, according to ABC.
Genea says about her website that he collects very sensitive health information for patients; Medical, nurses and scientific information; and the procedures and tests carried out in Genea or elsewhere. It is not yet known whether the patient’s sensitive medical data has been accessible or taken.
“Our survey is underway and we will contact the persons concerned if our survey identifies the evidence that their personal information has been affected, in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations,” the Genea representative told Techcrunch.
