
Millions of people having their personal lives exposed in hacks of Optus and Medibank will drive “permanent change” in how Australia safeguards data, Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil says.
Speaking at a cyber security conference in Melbourne on Monday, Ms O’Neil said cyber crime has now become a kitchen table conversation for Australians as hundreds of families continue to have their medical histories exposed by a ransom group that infiltrated Medibank’s servers.