Health service providers made 149 of the 667 data breach notifications received by Australia's privacy regulator from January to June 2026, more than any other sector.
Not every breach starts inside the practice. In late October, data was taken from a server that runs NSW Health's Oral Health Fee for Service Scheme. NSW Police said the stolen data included personal identification details of providers, mainly dentists.
Information about a practice can also sit with pathology laboratories, practice software providers, booking platforms and IT support companies. Our latest Cyber Brief sets out the questions to ask each key supplier, and the checks that help a practice keep caring for patients if its systems are affected.
Read more briefings in the Cyber Brief.
