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Simon Hartley reports:
Police are investigating after attempts were allegedly made to hack a nationwide patient database.
In an email obtained by the Otago Daily Times, Southern Primary Health Organisation clinical adviser Keith Abbott, of Dunedin, warned GPs and health organisations about the ”significant hacking attempt” on September 9.
He said the hacker tried to gain access to DrInfo, which is used by health boards, including the Southern District Health Board, medical centres and GPs around the country.
”Starting at 11am on September 9, in one case continuously lasting for 12 hours, a single IP [internet protocol] address has made over 20 million attempts to guess the passwords of practices, PHOs and DHBs in New Zealand,” Dr Abbott said.
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