Cybercriminals access patient information at Melbournes Royal Womens Hospital 7NEWS

pThe private details of almost 200 patients being treated at a major Melbourne hospital may have been accessed by online criminalsppOn Thursday the Royal Womens Hospital notified 192 patients their data might have been compromisedppThe hospital says it has not been hit by a cyberattack and the breach was sparked by a worker who sent details about the patients to their personal email account in a bid to coordinate appointments and treatmentppWatch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus ppThat email account was then accessed by cybercriminalsppThe Royal Womens Hospital said it was investigating the attack and was keeping patients updatedppWe are taking this matter very seriously and apologise sincerely for any distress and inconvenience caused to affected patients a spokesperson saidppMedical records have not been accessed and the services IT systems remained secureppThe hospital has offered affected patients free counselling and help from cybersecurity expertsppIf youd like to view this content please adjust your Cookie SettingsppTo find out more about how we use cookies please see our Cookie GuideppStream Free onp