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Hackers claim they demanded $15 million ransom as more Medibank customer data posted to dark web

The Medibank hackers claim they demanded a $US9.7 million ($15.09 million) ransom not to release stolen customer information, as the health insurer blasted their latest data dump as a "malicious" attack on vulnerable Australians.

In a chilling message posted on the dark web overnight, the hackers released sensitive details of customers' medical procedures and said it had demanded $US1 ($1.60) for each of Medibank's 9.7 million customers.

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