Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - October 28, 2022

Ransomware/Malware Activity

Leading Australian Healthcare Company Discloses Data Breach Impacting 223,000 Individuals

On October 17, 2022, Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) disclosed a data breach that occurred in February 2022 impacting Metlab Pathology, a business that was acquired by ACL in December of 2021. ACL is a leading Australian healthcare company that performs pathology services to approximately ninety (90) hospitals and conducts 6 million tests annually. In a cyber security incident and data breach notification for Metlab Pathology, ACL explained that Metlab became aware of unauthorized third-party access to its IT system in February 2022. Metlab was then contacted by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) in March 2022 and was told that the company potentially suffered a ransomware attack. Metlab confirmed that it did not believe any information had been compromised in March but had communications with ACSC again in June 2022 and was told that