Article 65JQ3 Medibank data hack: ransomware group threatens to release customer information

Medibank data hack: ransomware group threatens to release customer information

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Data will publish within 24 hours' post to darknet blog says, after Australian health insurer refused to pay ransom

A ransomware group has threatened to release Medibank customer data as Australia's largest health insurer faces a possible class action after the data of 9.7 million current and former customers was hacked.

Medibank has confirmed almost 500,000 health claims were accessed and the personal details of former and current customers were exposed when an unnamed group hacked into its system weeks ago.

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