Tasmanians' Medicare, tax information may have been hacked in cyber attack on NDIS provider system

Adam Holmes
Updated June 2 2022 - 3:36pm, first published 2:30pm
A cloud-based client management system used by NDIS providers - and one Communities Tasmania provider - has been involved in a massive data breach.
A cloud-based client management system used by NDIS providers - and one Communities Tasmania provider - has been involved in a massive data breach.

The Department of Communities is looking to find out how many Tasmanians had their personal data exposed - including Medicare and Tax File numbers - as part of a hack on a file management system.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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