Australian Spies Blame Russian For Major Cyber Attack

Hackers leaked sensitive information of nearly 10 million Medibank customers onto the dark web (Credit: AFP)

Australia has identified the Russian mastermind behind a crippling cyber attack, unmasking the 33-year-old hacker for the first time on Tuesday and linking him to an international crime syndicate.

Hackers infiltrated Australian private health insurer Medibank in November 2022, stealing sensitive medical records and leaking them on the dark web.