Another corporatised medical record platform widely used in our public health system, another data breach and resulting outage;
"Health NZ is aware that MediMap, a privately owned and operated medication management platform, has taken its platform offline after identifying unauthorised activity within its system."
https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/news-and-updates/medimap-health-nz-statement
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What happens when you go to modify / #hack #cybersecurity your own automated vacuum cleaner and end up pwning about 7000 vacuum cleaners! He didn't deliberately set out to look thru vac cleaner cameras into strangers' homes but that happened!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/24/spanish-engineer-smart-vacuums-remote-control
Vulnerability was disclosed and issue fixed. How many other such vulnerabilities are waiting for discovery? Or discovered and not disclosed? Was NZ #MediMap hack the result of another attempt to make a small change?
#cybersecurity
This has always been one of my nightmares, and it came true:
A New Zealand medication charting platform used by numerous providers was hacked. But not only was it hacked, but the attackers also changed some patients' names to "Charlie Kirk," and changed other patients' records to "deceased."
There has been no report of any extortion attempt.
#MediMap started investigating on Sunday afternoon when problems were first reported.
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