The Health Minister says the breach of patient data at Manage My Health won't have a clinical impact on care
The Health Minister says the breach of patient data at Manage My Health won't have a clinical impact on care
1 January 2026
The web portal was notified yesterday of unauthorised access to its New Zealand systems, which contain private health records of around 1.8 million users.
It says more than 100 thousand users could be affected.
Simeon Brown says Health New Zealand is coordinating with other agencies including the National Cyber Security Centre to ensure all the right steps are taken.
Manage My Health will provide an update tomorrow afternoon.
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