Medibank refuses to pay ransom as 9.7 million exposed in hack

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The full scale and impact of the Medibank hack is emerging - and it looks particularly grim for 1.8 million international students and 500,000 people whose intimate medical details are now exposed.

Medibank has released a deeper look into the full scale and impact of its cyberattack, revealing the intimate medical details of 500,000 customers was stolen along with details of 1.8 million international students who studied in Australia.

In a statement this morning to the ASX, Medibank confirmed passport numbers and visa details of international students had beenThe health claim data of 500,000 customers was also stripped out in the hack, including details revealing highly sensitive medical diagnoses, services and procedures.As one of Australia's biggest health insurance providers, Medibank holds information that includes intimate medical recordsIn total, around 9.

Some 2.8 million customers who had taken out ahm health cover with Medibank have had their Medicare numbers exposed, the company confirmed.After "extensive advice" from cybercrime experts, the company said it was refusing to pay a ransom to the criminal.Some 2.8 million customers who had taken out ahm health cover with Medibank have had their Medicare numbers exposed, the company confirmed.

"We believe there is only a limited chance paying a ransom would ensure the return of our customers' data and prevent it from being published," Medibank CEO David Koczkar said. "In fact, paying could have the opposite effect and encourage the criminal to directly extort our customers, and there is a strong chance that paying puts more people in harm's way by making Australia a bigger target.The Australian Federal Police are investigating the cyber attack, where it's understood 200 gigabytes of data was stolen.

 

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