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Australian Defence Department caught up in ransomware attack

Defence fears personal data such as dates of birth may have been compromised after a communications platform used by the military was hit by a ransomware attack.

ABC News

‘Buying bad’: the black market where access to hacked Australian data can cost just $500

Some sites that mediate the sale of hacked data use Reddit-style upvoting systems to weed out scammers and law enforcement

The Guardian - AU

Cybercrime in Australia has been on the rise for years, but Optus and Medibank have been wake-up calls

Experts say the recent prominence of data breaches is just companies being more forthcoming and the media more focused on reporting them

The Guardian - AU

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National Cyber Security Centre chief urges businesses to test resilience

Up to 90% of incidents in the UK could be prevented through basic ‘cyber hygiene’ improvements

Insider UK

How do I check if I've been hacked? What should I be watching out for? Here's a cyber security expert's tips on how to protect yourself

In light of recent data breaches, many of us are wondering what we need to do to protect ourselves from hackers and scammers. A cybersecurity expert offers some simple steps.

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Morning mail: debate over Medibank hack ransom, fresh climate crisis warning, Dutton attacks budget

Friday: This may be one of the few times a company should pay a cyber ransom, an expert says. Plus: should you let kids gorge Halloween treats?

The Guardian - AU

Australian Clinical Labs accused of 'sitting on' hack that saw patient data posted to the dark web

Cybersecurity experts are questioning why it took one of Australia's biggest pathology services five months to tell its patients that data had been stolen and posted to the dark web.

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Privacy fears for children caught up in Medibank data breach

While adults are also at risk of scams or stigma due to the disclosure of health records, children are a special case — particularly because they don't always get a say about what carers sign them up for or share, experts say.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

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.

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The Conversation

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.

ABC News

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.

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

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The Independent UK

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

ABC News

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.

AAP

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.

AAP

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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