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business reporter Emilia Terzon

Medibank, Optus hacks and ATO attacks expose identity-theft risks, warn cyber security experts

The Australian Tax Office has revealed it gets 3 million attempted hacks on its systems every month, in a staggering indication of why all companies and organisations should be worried about breaches to their customers' data.

Healthcare provider Medibank is the latest high-profile company to be hit by a cyber attack. 

In a statement, Medibank has now admitted that the personal data of some of its customers has been stolen in the cyber attack, including Medicare information, policy numbers, and some claims data.

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