While the company has yet to reveal when the breach was detected or whether patients' personal and health information was exposed, Genea's breach confirmation comes five days after a phone outage impacted the group's fertility clinics. Genea, one of Australia's largest fertility services providers, disclosed that unknown attackers breached its network and accessed data stored on compromised systems. The IVF provider (founded in 1986 and initially called Sydney IVF) offers various services, including fertility treatments, tests, genetic services, preservation options, and donor programs in 22 fertility clinics across New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, Melbourne, Canberra, and Queensland. According to Australia's national broadcaster, who first reported the incident, Genea and two other companies (Monash IVF and Virtus) account for over 80% of the industry's total revenue in the country. We are urgently investigating the nature and extent of data that has been accessed and the extent to which it contains personal information," the company revealed. Genea issued a statement on Wednesday, saying it's "urgently investigating a cyber incident" after detecting "suspicious activity" on its network. "We sincerely apologise for any concern this incident may cause and want to reassure patients that we take your privacy and the security of your data very seriously," Genea stated. Genea added that it's working on restoring servers that were taken down to contain the breach and secure the company's systems.
This Cyber News was published on www.bleepingcomputer.com. Publication date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:45:08 +0000