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N. Zealand health hackers seek cash and 'good reputation'

On December 30, Manage My Health discovered a breach affecting more than 100,000 records, with patient contact details exposed but appointment and prescription data intact.
Telegram user 'Kazu' claimed to have broken into more than 428,000 files and said, `We know exactly how valuable health data is and how sensitive it can be`, adding they were not a "hacktivist" group.
A Telegram user called 'Kazu' demanded US$60,000 to be paid by Tuesday, but unverified reports now say the deadline is postponed to 5am Friday.
Officials announced on Monday that Manage My Health identified affected patients and began notifying, while Brown said, `I know this breach will be very concerning to the many New Zealanders who use ManageMyHealth`, as they launched a review.
Manage My Health told police the ransom demand was under investigation and gave no update, RNZ sought police comment, and hackers' Telegram posts included `free Nicolas Maduro`.

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