New Zealand: Use and disclosure restriction of stolen health data in Lawsuit (Manage My Health Ltd v Unknown Defendants)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
05 Jan 2026 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
New Zealand
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
High Court of Wellington granted interim injunction restraining use and disclosure of health data stolen in cyberattack on Manage My Health portal (No. CIV-2026-485-2 [2026] NZHC 2)
On 5 January 2026, the High Court of Wellington granted an interim injunction in Manage My Health Ltd v Unknown Defendants restraining all persons from accessing or dealing with health data exfiltrated in a cyberattack on the Manage My Health patien…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court