This is the second cyber-attack that Australians have suffered since last month the data of around 9 million citizens was leaked after the data of Australia’s largest mobile phone company was “hacked”.
Alarm signaled Canberra’s “cyber security” after the data of 1,000 famous Australians was intercepted by hackers who are even threatening to leak it.
The interception involves a total of 200 Gigabytes of data as disclosed by Medibank, one of the largest private health insurance providers in Australia.
“The criminal provided a sample (data he has intercepted) for 100 files,” the insurer said in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange.
“The alleged data includes where the customer received medical care, as well as codes related to the diagnosis,” he adds.
The private insurer had announced that it would suspend pricing of securities until details of the hacking were revealed.
The hackers threatened to leak or sell the data, starting with 1,000 high-profile figures, unless Medibank paid a ransom.
The personal information of about 9 million Australians, or nearly a third of the country’s population, was leaked last month following a hack that targeted Optus, the country’s second-largest mobile operator.
The hack at that company was one of the biggest data breaches in Australian history.
Home Secretary Claire O’Neill said today that cyber security can no longer be taken for granted.
“Combined with Optus, this sends a huge wake-up call to the country,” he told ABC radio.
“We’re living in a new world. We’re going to be constantly cyber-attacked, especially from now on,” he added.
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