Review of Waikato DHB ransomware attack
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From: Scott
Dear Ministry of Health,
I would like to make a request for information relating to the Ministry’s review of the Waikato DHB ransomware incident.
A March article in the eHealthNews newsletter refers to this review as due for completion earlier this year:
“The Ministry has also confirmed that a review of the May 2021 Waikato DHB cyber incident is underway and should be completed in the first quarter of 2022.”
The article can be viewed here:
https://www.hinz.org.nz/news/news.asp?id...
I would like to request a copy of this review.
Yours faithfully,
Scott
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Kia ora Scott,
Thank you for your request for official information received on 16 May
2022 for:
"I would like to make a request for information relating to the Ministry’s
review of the Waikato DHB ransomware incident."
The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202206354.
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Kia ora Scott,
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From: Scott
Dear Ministry of Health,
Thank you for your reply of 2 June.
You advised me that the Ministry has not conducted a review of the Waikato DHB ransomware incident, which instead has been commissioned independently by Minister Little.
I would like to make a follow up request for information about the Ministry's Incident Management Team response to the Waikato DHB ransomware incident.
I would like to request a copy of the close-out report or debrief for the Ministry's incident management response to the Waikato DHB ransomware incident.
Yours sincerely,
Scott
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Dear Ministry of Health,
Thank you for your reply of 2 June.
You advised me that the Ministry has not conducted a review of the Waikato
DHB ransomware incident, which instead has been commissioned independently
by Minister Little.
I would like to make a follow up request for information about the
Ministry's Incident Management Team response to the Waikato DHB ransomware
incident.
I would like to request a copy of the close-out report or debrief for the
Ministry's incident management response to the Waikato DHB ransomware
incident.
Yours sincerely,
Scott
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Kia ora Scott,
Please find attached a response to your request for information.
Ngā mihi
OIA Services Team
[1]Ministry of Health information releases
[2]Unite against COVID-19
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