Major Australian IVF clinic Genea 'urgently investigating' cyber incident
ABCA major IVF provider used by tens of thousands of patients has confirmed an "unauthorised third party" has accessed its data, five days after its phone lines went down and patients were left concerned their treatment could be affected. After enquiries from the ABC, a spokesperson for Genea confirmed on Wednesday afternoon the company was "urgently investigating a cyber incident after identifying suspicious activity" on the network. Later on Wednesday afternoon, at least five days after the company first became aware of the problem, Genea published a public notification and emailed patients alerting them to the incident after being made aware the ABC would run this story. In 2023, a bacterial outbreak at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's fertility unit — a joint initiative with Genea — led to three women undergoing IVF treatment having their embryos destroyed.
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