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Miklos Bolza

Landmark $5.8m penalty over health data cyber attack

Medlab Pathology was hit with a cyber attack and ransomware demand in February 2022. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

A landmark fine imposed after hundreds of thousands of pathology patients had their details leaked has been seen as a "vivid reminder" to corporations about protecting private data.

Medlab Pathology was hit with a cyber attack and ransomware demand by a malicious actor known as the Quantum Group in February 2022.

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