A massive data breach has exposed thousands of Western Australians' sensitive medical records and leaked them online. 9News
"The fact that this is even happening - and presumably there's been a vulnerability since the get-go of the pandemic - speaks to the design of the response. If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I would find it difficult to believe.9News can reveal a public website has gone live on the internet, set up by hackers, that has released that confidential information to the world.
The website has been operating for months and 9News can also reveal the information breaches go beyond COVID-19; they also leak sensitive information across a number of government agencies including the Department of Justice, St John Ambulance, local councils and the fire service. "The breach of confidential data is associated with the use of a third-party pager service," a spokesman said.
"It's almost outrageous to think that in this modern age these open and public systems would be used to disseminate this sort of information," he said.
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