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Paul Osborne

Cyber security incident at Medibank

Medibank has gone into a trading halt after receiving messages from alleged data hackers. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The federal government has confirmed a "significant cyber security incident" within Medibank after the health insurer went into a trading halt on receiving messages from alleged data hackers.

Medibank said in a statement to the ASX on Wednesday it had launched a forensic investigation to establish if a group removed customer data.

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