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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Donna Lu and Josh Taylor

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

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Patients have not been informed what, if any, of their own personal information has been taken in the Genea data breach. Photograph: Ольга Симонова/Getty Images

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.

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