New Zealand: 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)

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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…

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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2026-01-05
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On 5 January 2026, the High Court of Wellington granted an interim injunction in Manage My Health L…