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Mohiuddin Ahmed, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security, Edith Cowan University

Medibank won't pay hackers ransom. Is it the right choice?

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Medibank is still refusing to pay a ransom of an undisclosed amount to cybercriminals, despite the hackers now allegedly threatening to release the stolen data on the dark web.

It’s reported the data of about 9.7 million current and former Medibank customers were compromised in a breach first confirmed by Medibank on October 13.

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