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Manage My Health Notifies Patients After Breach
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Manage My Health, a New Zealand patient portal, began informing affected patients on Thursday after identifying unauthorized access to health records. Users and GPs report the website crashing and login failures as notifications and support pages are inundated; Manage My Health said Wednesday it is working with authorities and will include an 0800 support line in email notices.
Key Points
- 1Discovered unauthorized access to patient records, prompting planned notifications beginning Thursday
- 2Contains sensitive sexual-assault and health history, raising severe privacy and safety concerns for patients
- 3Practices must proactively contact affected patients and provide support via 0800 line and counseling
Scoring Rationale
Official confirmation and actionable support increase impact, limited by narrow AI/DS relevance and national scope.
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