Data Breach at Icon Cancer Centre Exposes Patient Information

• •Icon Cancer Centre confirmed a data breach affecting patient data.
• •Hacker claims to possess over 31,000 sensitive documents for sale.
• •Patient care remains unaffected, and the Group is investigating the breach.

The Icon Oncology Group has confirmed a data breach affecting patient data at the Icon Cancer Centre, Australia's largest cancer care provider. The breach involved unauthorized access to patient information stored on a supplier's system. The Group activated its incident response plan, reset access to the affected system, and engaged cybersecurity experts. They have notified the Australian Federal Police and relevant regulators. The hacker, known as 2019, claims to possess over 31,000 sensitive documents, including patient names, addresses, and Medicare details, which are being offered for sale in cryptocurrency. The Group believes that the compromised records do not include complete patient files but rather discrete documents related to business correspondence. Patient care and treatment remain unaffected, and the Group is working to confirm the specific patients impacted by the breach.