Commentary The Russian hackers alleged to be at the centre of a major hack of Australia’s largest health insurer Medibank have followed through with threats to leak private health data belonging to Australian customers on the dark web. Medibank refused to pay a ransom demanded by the hackers, fearful that doing so would encourage further…
A Global Digital ID Can Surely Protect Us From Cyberattacks, Right?
November 8, 2022
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Medibank Hackers Begin Releasing Customer Data After Ransom Deadline Passed
The hacking syndicate behind the Medibank cyberattack has followed through on its threat to release the personal details of nearly 10 million Medibank customers after the company refused to pay the ransom. Personal data, including names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, Medicare numbers for ahm health insurance customers, some passport numbers for…
Suspicions of Russian Involvement After Hackers Threaten to Release Huge Troves of Personal Data in 24 Hours
November 7, 2022
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Australians are on high alert after a hacking syndicate threatened to release the personal details of nearly 10 million individuals following a major data breach of the country’s largest private health insurer Medibank. The threat, which cyber security specialist groups Malware Hunter Team, CyberThint, and CyberKnow reposted on Twitter, was alleged to have been posted on the…
Medibank Refuses To Pay Hackers Ransom
Australia’s largest health insurer Medibank has announced it will not give in to a cyber hackers ransom demands after at least 9.7 million of its customers had data, including full names, birth dates, phone numbers, medicare numbers, and addresses, accessed in a cyberattack in October. “Based on the extensive advice we have received from cybercrime…
Organisations Should Adopt These Rules to Protect Customer Information
Commentary Numerous data breaches, which adversely affected the public image of Optus and Medibank, continue to be widely reported in the Australian media and ruefully acknowledged by the chief executive officers of these organisations. These breaches have escalated the significance of privacy and cyber security in political arenas. These data breaches have put at risk…
Customer Data Lost in Cyberattack on Australia’s Largest Health Insurer
Australia’s largest healthcare insurer Medibank has apologised after revealing customer data had been stolen in a recent cyber attack. It comes after an initial announcement from the insurance giant that customer data for its ahm brand and international student business was lost in a hack. “This is a distressing development, and Medibank unreservedly apologises to…
Cyber Security Warning After Medibank Hack
Following a hacking incident at Medibank, Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil says Australian companies must do more to protect customer data. The health insurer revealed on Wednesday it had received messages from the alleged hackers claiming they had removed customer data less than a week after it was hit by a cyber attack. An investigation…
Major Australian Health Insurer Disables Systems in Response to Cyberattack
One of Australia’s largest private health insurers has suffered a cyberattack just a week after telecommunications giant Optus was spurred into damage control after the data of millions of customers was leaked. The Medibank Group, which services around 3.9 million customers, revealed on Oct. 13 that a day earlier it detected unusual activity on its…
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