The publicly listed Aged Care provider Regis Healthcare has been the victim of a ransomware attack.  The attack resulted in personal information being stolen, encrypted and published online.

All those people whose data had been released were contacted to inform them of the cyber attack.  Fortunately, the attack did not disrupt day to day operations, nor did it effect the personal care and service delivery the company provides its’ people.

An investigation is going on and a plan being sort to deal with this attack and prevent it in the future.