Source: Privacy Commissioner
There has been a cyber security incident involving a ransomware attack on Mercury IT. Mercury IT provides a wide range of IT services to customers across New Zealand.
This is an evolving situation. We were notified of the cyber security attack on 30 November 2022. Urgent work is underway to understand the number of organisations affected, the nature of the information involved and the extent to which any information has been copied out of the system. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is planning on opening a compliance investigation into this incident so that it can make full use of its information gathering powers. We encourage any clients of Mercury IT who have been impacted by this incident and who have not already been in touch with us to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
