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Australia blames Russian hackers for medical data theft

Sydney (AFP) - Russian hackers carried out a cyberattack on a major Australian healthcare company that breached the data of 9.7 million people, including the country's prime minister, police said Friday.

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What do we know about REvil, the Russian ransomware gang likely behind the Medibank cyber attack?

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw on Friday confirmed police believe the criminal group behind the recent Medibank cyber attack is from Russia. Kershaw said their intelligence points to a

The Conversation

‘We know who you are’: Australian police say Russian cybercriminals behind Medibank hack

Commissioner Reece Kershaw says AFP has ‘significant runs on the scoreboard when it comes to bringing overseas offenders back to face justice’

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How to switch health insurers if you're worried about cybersecurity, costs or claims

More than half of Australians hold private health insurance. About one quarter, or almost four million people, are members of Medibank, Australia’s largest health insurer and the company at the centre of the current cybersecurity breach.

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Thieves target alcohol illnesses in Australian data dump

Cybercriminals have dumped personal medical records on the dark web for a third day, this time focusing on alcohol-related illnesses, as they pressure Australia’s largest health insurer to pay a ransom for the stolen customer data of almost 10 million people

The Independent UK

Medibank hackers identified by Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says authorities know who is behind the Medibank cyber attack, with authorities to share specific detail later on Friday.

AAP

Medibank hack a 'dog act', cybersecurity expert tells Q+A, before suggesting sometimes paying ransoms needs to be considered

Twitter is labelled Elon Musk's "cesspool" on Q+A as Malcolm Turnbull's former cybersecurity advisor says hackers deserve to face harsh penalties, but that hacking targets sometimes should consider paying up to protect exposed customers.

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Hackers publish abortion records on dark web in bid to extort £8m from health insurer

Hackers post ‘naughty list’ of Australians treated for drug addiction or alcohol abuse

The Independent UK

Personal data is now public – and it’s not just Medibank and Optus

Much of the personal data stolen from Medibank and Optus isn't even considered private anymore. It's a sign of how bad things are.

The New Daily

The Loop: Queenslanders advised to wear masks again, more Medibank data posted to dark web, zoo says lion escapees breached second fence

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ABC News

Hacker demands $10m to stop leaking Australians’ medical records

Cyber-extortionist posts medical information purporting to show details of abortions and treatments for addiction, HIV.

Al Jazeera

Abortions exposed among Australian health insurer customers

Extortionists have dumped stolen client records relating to pregnancy terminations on the dark web in their latest effort to pressure Australia’s largest health insurer to pay a ransom

The Independent UK

Hackers demand $10 mn for stolen Australian health records

Sydney (AFP) - Hackers on Thursday demanded US$10 million to stop leaking highly sensitive records stolen from a major Australian healthcare company, as they uploaded yet more intimate details about customers.

AFP

Medibank hackers are now releasing stolen data on the dark web. If you're affected, here's what you need to know

On October 13 one of Australia’s largest medical insurers, Medibank, announced it had suffered a cyberattack – one which has resulted in the breached personal details of 9.7 million customers in Australia. We now know the hackers, who are almost certainly Russian, demanded a ransom of US$9.7 million (about A$15…

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Abortion data from Medibank hack posted on dark web as Clare O’Neil pledges to pursue ‘scumbags’

Australian Federal Police warn public it is a criminal offence to seek out the data posted by a Russian ransomware group

Crikey

NSW tackles data breach law flaw in the wake of the Optus and Medibank hacks

Both NSW and the federal government have moved to change the law so that data breaches can’t be kept secret anymore.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Karen Andrews on the Medibank hack, visa scams, and winning back women voters

Karen Andrews is the former home affairs minister and now shadows that portfolio, which includes cyber-security.

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NSW government agencies legally required to report data breaches under proposed law

Unlike other states and territories, NSW government agencies will legally be required to report customer data breaches like cyber attacks, if a new bill is passed through parliament.

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Medibank hacker says ransom demand was US$10m as purported abortion health records posted

Post on blog linked to Russian ransomware group says it offered ‘discount’ ransom to health insurer of US$9.7m, or $1 for each customer’s data

ABC News

Hackers claim they demanded $15 million ransom as more Medibank customer data posted to dark web

More customer information has been uploaded to the dark web as the federal police ramp up their investigation.

The New Daily

Watch: More Medibank data leaks, Aviation tragedy, Cricketer in court

Watch: Medibank customers brace for more data to be leaked onto the dark web. Two pilots have died in a horror mid-air collision North of the sunshine

ABC News

The Loop: Hackers release more Medibank data, Elon Musk 'kills' new Twitter label, and octopuses 'throwing' things at each other — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Victorian Deputy Liberal Leader David Southwick used party staffers in his ads, and the red wave being eclipsed by a blue swell in the US has Donald Trump apoplectic.

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Healthcare industry continues to be main target of data breaches, with 79 reported in six months

The focus of heightened scrutiny following the Medibank hack, health service providers informed the privacy commissioner of 79 data breaches in the first half of this year alone.

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Hackers have released stolen Medibank data on the dark web. What does this mean for customers?

Some of the stolen data from Medibank customers has been leaked online. Here's what we know so far.

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