Australian businesses are paying untold amounts of ransom to hackers, but the government is hoping to claw back some visibility with a landmark cyber security law. While major ransomware attacks on companies such as MediSecure, Optus and Latitude have grabbed headlines for breaching the privacy of millions, the practice of quietly paying off cybercriminals has...
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Medibank legal case a ‘wake-up’ call for Australian businesses
In short: The Australian Information Commissioner is suing Medibank over a data breach at the health insurer in 2022. The Medibank and ahm hack was one of the largest-ever breaches of Australian customers’ data. The commissioner says the health insurer failed to protects it customers data. What’s next? The maximum potential fine is about $21...
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Script provider MediSecure is at centre of ‘large-scale ransomware’ data breach, ABC can confirm
In short: e-script provider MediSecure is the health organisation at the centre of the large-scale ransomware data breach announced by the national cyber security coordinator. The company facilitates electronic prescribing and dispensing of prescriptions. It says it has “taken immediate steps to mitigate any potential impact on our systems”, and believes the incident originated from a third-party...
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Thousands at risk in major data breach
Cybercrime Squad detectives have arrested a 46-year old man at a property in Fairfield West in relation to a mass data breach in NSW involving about one million people. Detectives raided the property on Thursday afternoon and have taken the man to Fairfield Police Station where he is expected to be charged with blackmail. People...