DragonForce Hits Australian Health Software Vendor HMS

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Around 19 March 2026, the ransomware group DragonForce claimed an attack on Health Management Systems (hms.com.au), an Australian provider of healthcare software used by hospitals and clinics, listing the company on its leak site and threatening to release sensitive data unless it negotiated. We focus on the supply-chain angle — how compromising a healthcare software vendor can put many downstream hospitals, clinics and their patients' data at risk — and practical defences like vendor security reviews, isolated backups and phishing-resistant staff training.

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Sources: Cyber News Centre.