Ransomware group starts publishing Medibank data as company warns customers to be vigilant for scammers

Hundreds of names, addresses, birthdates and Medicare details posted under good list' and naughty list' headings

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A ransomware group has started posting Medibank customer data on the dark web, days after the Australian health insurer announced it would not pay a ransom.

The initial dump, limited to a few hundred megabytes, was posted on a blog linked to the Russian ransomware group REvil overnight, after threats were made to release data on Tuesday.

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