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I-MED data breach exposes tens of thousands of patient files using details shared online for a year

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I-MED is Australia 's biggest medical imaging provider.

A third party accessed internal systems stored in internal systems, which were accessed by a third party.

This includes medical reports, scan images, names, addresses and other details that were stored in the company’s internal systems.

An anonymous user contacted Crikey claiming they had gained access to an internal system used by its radiologists to view patient information.

The user said their access went back to 2006 , suggesting upwards of tens of thousands of patients’ data was accessible.

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