Medibank

A Russian citizen with links to a notorious syndicate has been exposed for his role in the Medibank hack. This is what we know about him.

Exclusive: He was good. Very good, in fact. But the Medibank hacker had a weakness: his ego.

New international powers have been used for the first time after the private health details of 9.7 million Australians were exposed.

The healthcare insurer will rollout the experimental trial at the end of month, which is aimed at transforming traditional ways of work while improving productivity.

A spokesperson confirmed to 9news.com.au that the company won't be making the findings of the review, or the review itself, public, sighting security concerns.

Health insurance giant Medibank has posted a modest 6 per cent rise in profit despite a period damaged by the infamous cyber attack.

A landmark data breach complaint against private health insurer Medibank has been launched today.

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The health insurer today announced it would return an additional $207 million in COVID-19 claims savings to customers, bringing its total support to $950 million since the start of the pandemic.

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A compensation claim has been lodged against health insurer Medibank over the data hack, it has confirmed.

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Health insurer Medibank could face a multi-million-dollar fine after a hack that left customers' data exposed to criminals.

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The worst-case scenario for Medibank customers has come to fruition with those behind the cyber attack releasing what appears to be a vast amount of the data they obtained.

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After days of silence the Medibank hacker, or hackers, have released more private information on the Dark Web.

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Medibank customers affected by last month's devastating cyber attack have begun receiving confirmation from the health insurance giant of which of their details have been stolen.

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Australia's largest private health insurer has warned they too could become the target of specific spams.

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Details of people's mental health conditions are among the latest data released by hackers who stole records from the health insurer.

The "smartest and toughest" cybersecurity experts in Australia have been tasked with hunting down hackers in an overhaul of the nation's law enforcement methods.

Federal police claim a group of cyber criminals in Russia are operating like a business to carry out the Medibank attack.

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The insurer's CEO has again apologised as hundreds more Medibank customers have had intimate health information published on the dark web today.

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Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has issued a stark threat to the cybercriminals who allegedly released more customer data onto the dark web.

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Hundreds of phone numbers, addresses and Medicare numbers have been posted to a dark web forum previously linked to Russia.

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