MEDIUMData Breach
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NZ pharmacy scrambles to scrub internet of patients’ private messages

·Source: DataBreaches.net

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Executive Summary

Mary Argue reports: A Wellington pharmacy at the centre of a data leak says sensitive patient information has now been scrubbed from the internet. Unichem Petone said it was contacting 29 patients affected by what it described as an error on the website that saw patients’ private messages to the pharmacy via its ‘contact us’... Source

Analysis

Mary Argue reports: A Wellington pharmacy at the centre of a data leak says sensitive patient information has now been scrubbed from the internet. Unichem Petone said it was contacting 29 patients affected by what it described as an error on the website that saw patients’ private messages to the pharmacy via its ‘contact us’... Source
Source Attribution

Originally published by DataBreaches.net on Jun 28, 2026.

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