NZ Court Apparently Thinks it Can Just Order People to Stop Viewing Hacked Te Whatu Ora Files
December 17, 2022
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The High Court has granted an order preventing anyone from accessing, sharing or publishing coronial files obtained from a cyber attack last month.
Thousands of files and post-mortem reports from the past four years were affected.
There was no clear evidence of any unauthorised access or downloading of the material, but it could not be ruled out.
Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Justice yesterday jointly filed proceedings in the High Court to prevent people accessing or using the files.
In a joint statement, they said it was a proactive step to protect private and sensitive information.
“Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Justice - Te Tāhū o te Ture can confirm that they have jointly filed legal proceedings in the High Court today to prevent people accessing, sharing or publishing confidential and sensitive coronial and health information at the centre of a recent cyber security incident,” the statement said.
“The National Cyber Security Centre, Police and CERT NZ are investigating the incident. We are also working with the Privacy Commissioner.”