The investigation into the incident is still in its early stages, National Cyber Security Coordinator Lieutenant-General Michelle McGuinness, said in an update this morning.
, and there's no evidence to suggest current prescriptions have been impacted, according to the federal government.
She said there was nothing to suggest Medicare cards need to be replaced or that there's a heightened threat to other health providers.Australians shouldn't rush to change their Medicare cards in the wake of the MediSecure data breach, the government says. "The Department of Health has confirmed there has been no impact to the e-prescription services currently in use.
"We are looking closely at any evidence about whether identity documents have been compromised in the breach, and are working with MediSecure, Services Australia, and state and territory credential-issuing bodies to build a full picture of the impacted dataset."If our investigation turns up any evidence to suggest Australians' identities are at risk and they need to replace their documents, we will let them know.
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