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Health insurer Medibank says an ongoing cyber attack will result in pre-tax costs of between $25 million and $35 million.

The difference between a kidnap and the Medibank data breach is that kidnapping is usually non-preventable in that the victims are totally unaware of being the target of the crime.

First Optus, now Medibank; in less than two months we’ve experienced two of the largest personal data breaches in Australia’s history. In both cases the hackers attempted, and failed, to extort a ransom in exchange for not releasing personal data.

Hackers behind the Medibank cyber attack have released more sensitive customer data, this time relating to mental health treatment. The file was posted on

Group releases file containing hundreds of customer claims as government considers banning ransom payments for cybercrime

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Russian hackers have released more sensitive information and are threatening more is to come, as Medibank faces potential legal action over the hack.

When the Australian health insurer Medibank Private Ltd was hit with a ransomware attack last month, it provided regular updates to its customers, including the revelation that personal information from nearly 10 million of them was exposed. It also followed the government’s guidance on how to respond to the extortion…

Some of the potential reforms include making it illegal to pay ransoms to hackers like those who posted highly sensitive customer data from Medibank on the dark web.