New Zealand Probes Ransomware Hack of Health Portal
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• More than 100,000 patients affected by a ransomware hack on Manage My Health detected on December 30.
• Digital extortion group Kazu has claimed responsibility and threatened to leak data.
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More Than 100,000 Affected by Hack Detected on Dec. 30 The New Zealand government is probing a year-end ransomware hack of private healthcare service provider Manage My Health that impacted thousands of patients. Digital extortion group Kazu has claimed responsibility and threatened to leak the data on Jan. 15 unless it receives a $60,000 ransom.