Australian Clinical Labs Fined AU$5.8 Million for 2022 Medlab Data Breach in an Australian First

The Federal Court has ordered Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) to pay AU$5.8 million in civil penalties following a 2022 data breach involving its then-newly acquired Medlab Pathology business. The breach affected over 223,000 individuals whose data was accessed and infiltrated by malicious actors and is one of Australia’s most significant healthcare cyber incidents….
By: K&L Gates LLP