A suspected medication platform hack has caused live patients to be labelled as dead, and others’ names were changed to “Charlie Kirk”.

MediMap is widely used across New Zealand and is often used by the aged care, disability, hospice, and community health sectors.

When the Herald attempted to contact the platform, MediMap, a pre-recorded message said the team was currently investigating the issue.

They are working to find the cause and to implement a solution.

“MediMap is currently experiencing an issue raised Sunday, February 22 ... Due to this, MediMap is currently unavailable,” the message said.

A registered nurse told Stuff that their medical facility had been affected.

“When I searched for one of the missing patients using their NHI number, I located the profile and observed that the patient had been incorrectly marked as deceased,” the nurse said.

After contacting support, more irregularities were discovered.

A suspected medication platform hack has caused live patients to be labelled as dead, and others’ names were changed to “Charlie Kirk”. Photo / MediMap

“More patients were marked as deceased, names appeared to have been changed to Charlie Kirk, ages were altered, and some patients were assigned to different facilities,” the nurse told Stuff.

In a statement, MediMap director Geoffrey Sayer confirmed to Stuff “unauthorised activity” caused some patients’ demographic records to be incorrectly changed.