The Privacy Commissioner has found Health NZ and Manage My Health failed to protect sensitive health data in a 2025 cyber breach, highlighting systemic security failures, disproportionate impacts in Northland, and urgent needs for stronger national oversight and legal liability.
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I remember Manage My Health, they got hacked data stolen, held for ransom, etc. A lot of questions got asked. Well, the Privacy Commissioner, not surprisingly, has found poor privacy risk assessments and unfit contract with both Manage My Health and Health New Zealand in the gun. They're facing compliance action. Michael Webster is the Privacy Commissioner, and he is with us. Michael, very good morning to you. Morning, Mike. So this is phase one. You've got phase two coming. They've breached Rule 5 of the Health Information Privacy Code. What does any of that mean and does it change my life?
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Michael Webster: Privacy Commissioner on the inquiry finding Health NZ and Manage My Health breached privacy codesystemic breach of security safeguards
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