Medibank’s lack of multi-factor authentication allowed hackers to infiltrate systems, regulator alleges
Court documents allege insurer’s network was configured so that only a username and password was required to gain access
February 2024
Datablog
Why insurance premiums are squeezing Australians and fuelling inflation
Insurance increases are in the double digits and while costs have been rising, some insurers are increasing their margins
January 2024
Shadowy world of ransomware-for-hire revealed by online account activity linked to the Medibank hack
Experts have pieced together the online history of Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov to reveal his alleged cybercrime operations in the years leading up to the attack
Australia sanctions Russian Aleksandr Ermakov over Medicare hack – video
Australia has used its new cyber sanctions powers against a Russian citizen, Aleksandr Ermakov, in connection with the Medibank Private data breach
Australia sanctions Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over 2022 Medibank cyber-attack
Government uses cyber sanctions powers under Magnitsky laws for first time to target Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, alleged to be responsible for hack
August 2023
Australians increasingly concerned about online privacy after high-profile cybersecurity breaches
After massive hacks at Optus and Medibank,survey from information commissioner finds three-quarters of people feel data breaches are among biggest risk to privacy
February 2023
Medibank class action launched after massive hack put private information of millions on dark web
Law firm Baker McKenzie says company failed to protect privacy of customers in Australia and overseas
December 2022
TPG reveals emails of 15,000 iiNet and Westnet customers exposed in hack
Telecommunications company says hacker searched for customers’ cryptocurrency and financial information
I am a Medibank customer. Am I affected by the cyber-attack? What can I do to protect myself?
Experts suggest using multifactor authentication and telling your bank to put extra security checks in place
Medibank hackers announce ‘case closed’ and dump huge data file on dark web
Medibank confirms it may be the full trove of hundreds of thousands of customers’ private records that were stolen from the health insurer
November 2022
Is it worth taking out personal cyber insurance in case you are caught up in a data hack?
Medibank hacker blog mysteriously disappears but experts warn it may return
Medibank hackers release 1,500 more patient records on dark web, including mental health data
How to deal with the trauma of the Medibank cyber breach
Andrea Szasz
Australian companies don’t value keeping our data safe because they have little to lose. Our laws need to change that
George Newhouse and Duncan Fine
‘Really poor form’: Medibank yet to contact hundreds of customers with leaked personal data
