Jul 30, 2026 – 5.00amWith data too lucrative to resist, health service providers were – as usual – the most hacked organisations in 2025. Now, tech departments are trying to get ahead of a new generation of autonomous robots that criminals are using to find and exploit patients’ unprotected information.Health accounted for 19 per cent of data breaches reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in 2025, the year with the highest number of breaches since mandatory reporting started in 2018.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Health’s ‘naked’ data at more risk than ever
Businesses in the sector are often targeted by hackers because the information they keep about patients is valuable when sold on the dark web.
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