Investigations by the National Cyber Security Centre then discovered other intrusions, including one in 2016 involving a "sophisticated" attack that exposed people's personal data back to 2002. The hack successfully targeted systems at Tū Ora Compass Health, which provides data services to Think Hauora and patient services to Cosine, Te Awakairangi Health Network and Ora Toa. Analysis by the Government Communications Security Bureau's (GCSB) National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) identified Tu Ora Compass Health had been subject to four instances of malicious cyber activity, involving the exploitation of publically known web server vulnerabilities. He said the analysis by the cyber security centre of that attack "indicates that patient information was accessible to the cyber actors". Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the National Cyber Security Centre had been working with health authorities on the hack since it was discovered in early August.
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