Cybersecurity expert calls for replacement technology following Tasmanian ambulance patient data leak

A cybersecurity expert has called on the Tasmanian Government to replace its ambulance communication technology to prevent future breaches of confidential patient information.

It was revealed on Friday the private details of every Tasmanian who had called an ambulance since November last year had been published by a third party to a list online that was still updating each time paramedics were dispatched.

The unencrypted information came from pagers being used by paramedics.

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