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Australian Clinical Labs Fined A$5.8 Million for Medlab Pathology Data Breach

Oct 31, 2025

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by

Reza Rafati

in Cyber News & Updates

Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) has been ordered to pay a A$5.8 million civil penalty for a data breach at its subsidiary, Medlab Pathology, marking a first under Australia’s Privacy Act.