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MediMap hack investigation after patients wrongly marked dead, names changed

Nzherald.Co.Nz • February 24, 2026

The Prime Minister is concerned after a second major medical platform hack , leaving live patients labelled as dead, and people's names changed to ...

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Hack of MediMap Marks Live Patients as Deceased, Alters Names A hack of the medication platform MediMap has resulted in live patients being incorrectly marked as deceased and others having their names changed to 'Charlie Kirk'. The incident has raised significant concerns among healthcare authorities and the public regarding the security of medical data. 9 sources 36

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