Pinnacle Health

2022 - 10 - 4

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Pinnacle Midlands Health Network cyber incident (New Zealand Doctor Online)

Justin Butcher, CEO of Pinnacle Incorporated says that while investigations are still underway it appears that before the breach was notified and the IT was ...

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Cyber attack targets North Island GP network (1 News)

Patient details have been compromised, as Health Minister Andrew Little says the attack is being investigated.

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Cyber attack on health provider Pinnacle a 'wake up call' (Stuff.co.nz)

The latest hack follows one in 2021 targeting the Waikato DHB in which patient details were leaked online. A top doc says it shows vulnerabilities.

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Patient details could be compromised as large North Island GP ... (RNZ)

A large North Island GP network has been hit by a cyber attack, with patient details potentially compromised.

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Patients share concerns after major New Zealand GP network ... (Newshub)

Pinnacle Health said people's private health notes are not at risk of exposure, but cyber experts said enough information could have been gained to carry out ...

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Watch: CEO fronts after patient details compromised in cyber attack (New Zealand Herald)

Pinnacle Midlands Health holds a Press conference on the Network cyber incident. Video / Mike Scott. The chief executive of a network of GP services has fronted ...

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Patient details compromised in cyber attack on North Island GP ... (New Zealand Herald)

Pinnacle Midlands Health Network said last Wednesday's "cyber incident" affected some IT services at offices and practices in Taranaki, Rotorua, Taupล-Tลซrangi, ...

Unfortunately, malicious cyber activity is a constant threat and New Zealand is not exempt from this," said Butcher. "We cannot confirm what specific data or information may have been accessed, but we are working through a process to better understand that. We engaged external support partners and launched an in-depth investigation alongside relevant authorities. "We know that people will rightfully be very concerned about this, and we want to ensure the public that Pinnacle takes our role as stewards of people's information seriously, and security is of utmost importance to us. "The affected IT was immediately taken offline and contained." "Our systems flagged the incident with us, and we were able to move swiftly to take the affected IT offline.

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Pinnacle Midlands Health boss urges vigilance in wake of cyber attack (RNZ)

The head of Pinnacle Health is urging patients at its clinics to be vigilant about any online activity in the wake of a cyber attack last week.

He said, "At the moment we don't know the number of people that could be potentially impacted by this but suggest it will be a significant number." Chief executive Justin Butcher told Checkpoint that the hackers may have accessed information, which could include company details and personal information of patients such as names, date of birth, NHI numbers, and ethnicity. The company said, although the system breached does not contain patients clinical notes, it does hold personal information.

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Pinnacle Health not sure how many people affected by cyber attack (RNZ)

Pinnacle Midlands Health is still investigating a major cyber attack in which hackers stole patient data from up to 450000 people across the North Island.

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Pinnacle Health hack: Cybersecurity expert gives advice on ... (RNZ)

People worried about their health data security can ask a credit agency to put an alert system in place, an expert says.

["But obviously we always want to ensure we're at the top of it" - Pinnacle chief executive Justin Butcher duration 3:27](/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018861369/pinnacle-health-not-sure-how-many-people-affected-by-cyber-attack) ["But obviously we always want to ensure we're at the top of it" - Pinnacle chief executive Justin Butcher](/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018861369/pinnacle-health-not-sure-how-many-people-affected-by-cyber-attack) Pinnacle had not received any of the latest funding but it was continuing to talk to Whatu Ora Health New Zealand. ["So if credit checks or credit are taken out against you, you get an alert" - Aura Information Security's Alistair Millar duration 5:05](/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018861368/it-expert-warning-for-pinnacle-health-hack-victims) ["So if credit checks or credit are taken out against you, you get an alert" - Aura Information Security's Alistair Millar](/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018861368/it-expert-warning-for-pinnacle-health-hack-victims) The best thing people worried about the security of their health data could do was to approach a credit agency and see if they could get an alert put in place, Millar said. But Millar said it was possible that the hackers could be seeking a large financial sum in exchange or to sell the data on the dark web, as was done in a separate hack on Waikato District Health Board last year. [Pinnacle Midlands Health is investigating a major cyberattack](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/476028/patient-details-could-be-compromised-as-large-north-island-gp-network-hit-by-a-cyber-attack) in which hackers potentially accessed patient data of up to 450,000 people across the North Island.

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