# Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Type: government

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-15**: Public disclosure and legal action — Partnered Health publicly confirms the breach, apologises to patients, and reveals it has applied for an interim injunction from the NSW Supreme Court to prevent use or publication of stolen data.
- **2026-07-15**: Public disclosure and legal action — Partnered Health reveals the breach, notifies authorities, and secures an interim injunction from the NSW Supreme Court to prevent data misuse.
- **2026-06-23**: Cyberattack on Partnered Health — A malicious actor breaches Partnered Health’s systems, accessing personal and medical data from 21 clinics.
- **2026-06-23**: Cyberattack on Partnered Health — A malicious actor accesses sensitive data from 21 clinics, exfiltrating patient personal and medical records.
- **2026-06-01**: Bupa announces acquisition of Partnered Health — Health insurer Bupa discloses plans to acquire the primary care network, with due diligence underway.
- **2026-06**: Bupa announces acquisition of Partnered Health — Health insurer Bupa agrees to acquire Partnered Health, a deal that would later be overshadowed by the cyberattack.
- **2025**: Record data breach notifications — The OAIC reports an all-time high in data breach notifications, signaling escalating cyber threats across Australia.
- **2013**: Partnered Health founded — The healthcare group was established, eventually expanding to over 60 medical centres and allied services.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### June 23 breach: How Partnered Health lost 21 clinics' patient data
2026-07-15 22:17:21 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 14

A detailed look at the June 23 cyberattack on Partnered Health that compromised 21 clinics, stealing highly sensitive medical identities. With an NSW court injunction in place and an ongoing investigation, the incident highlights the preferred techniques of threat actors targeting healthcare and the critical need for segmentation and rapid response in large hospital networks.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/partnered-health-breach-incident-analysis

### Partnered Health files injunction after 21-clinic data heist
2026-07-15 15:29:59 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 8

Partnered Health’s swift application for an interim Supreme Court injunction reveals a legal tactic increasingly used by breached Australian firms, while threat actors net a rich haul of identity and health records.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/partnered-health-injunction-21-clinic-data-heist

### Connected cars harvest 2TB daily, ASIO warns of 'spy car' eavesdropping
2026-06-17 00:29:28 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 4

ASIO’s alert reveals that modern vehicles are data-harvesting machines, with sensors generating up to 2 terabytes of raw data every day. The cybersecurity implications are profound: unencrypted telemetry, biometric data sharing, and always-on microphones create an attack surface that threat actors—including nation-states—can exploit.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/asio-spy-cars-cyber-threat

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