Sensitive details of Australian IVF patients posted to dark web after Genea data breach

Sensitive patient information has allegedly been leaked on the dark web after Genea, one of Australia’s leading IVF and fertility services providers, was hacked a fortnight ago.

The attack was allegedly carried out by the Termite ransomware group, prompting Genea to obtain a court injunction on Wednesday that criminalises access to the breached patient data.

In a statement, Genea said: “Our ongoing investigation has established that on the 26 of February, data taken from our systems appears to have been published externally by the threat actor.”

“We understand that this development may be concerning for our patients for which we unreservedly apologise.”

Sensitive information including contact details, Medicare card numbers, medical histories, test results and medications may have been compromised in the data breach, Genea said, and it was “working to understand precisely what data has been published”.

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Source: the Guardian, 26 February 2025