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Medibank cyber-attack: should the health insurer pay a ransom for its customers’ data?

Speculation is rife about whether the insurer will pay a hacker who claims to have extracted 200GB of files

The Guardian - AU

Slovak parliament suspends voting due to suspected cyberattack

The Slovak parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a suspected cyberattack brought down its IT systems, parliament speaker Boris Kollar said.

Reuters

Medibank breach leads to South Australia's My Home Hospital program patients' information being accessed

Thousands of patients who used a South Australian home hospital service have their personal and medical information accessed after the Medibank cyber attack.

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Bristol City Council apologises for data breach in response to Clean Air Zone applications

The incident has been referred to the Information Commissioner’s Office

Bristol Post

Pathology company Australian Clinical Labs reveals it was hit by cyber attack in February

Australian Clinical Labs will today start contacting 223,000 people whose data was stolen when the company was the target of a cyber attack in February.

ABC News

Cyber insurance too expensive for Medicare

Medibank's chief financial officer says cyber insurance wouldn't have saved it from taking a hit after a data breach that's affected all its customers.

AAP

Why are there so many data breaches? A growing industry of criminals is brokering in stolen data

New details have emerged on the severity of the Medibank hack, which has now affected all users. Optus, Medibank, Woolworths, and, last Friday, electricity provider Energy Australia are all now among the household names that have fallen victim to a data breach.

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Medibank and Optus hacks spark warning over identity theft risks from former victims

The first thing Sarah* knew about her identity being hacked was when a man turned up on her parents' doorstep asking for the sexual services he'd paid for online. And then things got even crazier.

ABC News

Data breach fine proposals in wake of Optus, Medibank hacks not enough, say privacy advocates

A proposal to steeply increase penalties for serious or repeated privacy breaches is welcome but won't do enough to deter incidents like those at Optus and Medibank, privacy critics warn.

ABC News

The Loop: All Medibank customers impacted by cyber attack, annual inflation hits three-decade high

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ABC News

Australia admits cyber defences 'inadequate' as medical hack hits millions

Sydney (AFP) - Hackers accessed millions of medical records at one of Australia's largest private health insurers, the company said Wednesday, prompting the government to admit the nation's cyber safeguards were "inadequate".

AFP

Australian health insurer says data of all customers hacked

Australia’s largest health insurer says a cybercriminal has hacked the personal data of all its 4 million customers, as the government introduced legislation that would increase penalties for companies that fail to protect clients’ private information

The Independent UK

Medibank says all customers' personal data compromised by cyber attack

Medibank has confirmed the criminal entity behind the cyber attack on the company had access to the data of about 4 million current customers, and many former ones too.

ABC News

Medibank hack impacted all 4m customers

Medibank has confirmed hackers accessed the personal information of all four million of its customers, as well as significant amounts of health data.

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New laws to crack down on data hacking

Companies that have data breaches like Optus or Medibank could soon face bigger penalties under new laws introduced to parliament.

ABC News

Customers in limbo as Medibank data breach shapes up as far worse than the Optus hack

Cyber security experts say the data hack on Medibank is shaping up as far worse than the one against Optus. The healthcare provider has now revealed the breach on its customers data could impact at least 4 million people.

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Here’s What To Do If You’re Worried About The Medibank Hacker Releasing Yr Data On The Dark Web

The hacker has released personal data on the dark web.

ABC News

All Medibank customers' personal data was compromised in the cyber attack. Who is at risk and what should customers do?

Millions of Medibank customers may have had their information stolen, with the company revealing hackers accessed the personal data of all customers across its Medibank, ahm and OSHC brands.

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AAP

Medibank hack bigger than first thought

Medibank has revealed a cyberattack was bigger than initially believed and general customer data was exposed.

ABC News

Medibank reveals customer data breach much wider than originally thought

Up to four million current Medibank customers may have had their data stolen, along with countless past customers. Distressingly, the data of children linked to their parents' accounts may have also been impacted.

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A New Report Has Ranked 117 Countries On E-Security It May Shock You That Ours Is Dogshit

We dropped seven places on e-security in the last year.

The Guardian - UK

Outsourcer Interserve fined £4.4m for failing to stop cyber-attack

Watchdog says phishing email enabled hackers to steal personal information of 113,000 employees

The Canberra Times

How Australian universities are fighting cyber crime together

The higher education sector has seen a culture shift to combat cyber criminals.

The Independent UK

Australia flags new corporate penalties for privacy breaches

Australia has proposed tougher penalties for companies that fail to protect customers’ personal data after two major cybersecurity breaches left millions vulnerable to criminals

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A Huge New Fine For Customer Data Breaches Has Been Revealed Optus Must Be Shitting Itself

The federal government has flagged the introduction of new laws that will punish companies for allowing customer data to be hacked.

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