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Hackers demand $10 mn for stolen Australian health records
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Hackers demand $10 mn for stolen Australian health records

[ad_1] Hackers demanded US$10 million to stop leaking highly sensitive records stolen from a major Australian healthcare company. Hackers on Thursday demanded US$10 million to stop leaking highly sensitive records stolen from a major Australian healthcare company, as they uploaded yet more intimate details about customers. Medibank, Australia's largest private health insurer, confirmed this week that hackers had accessed the information of 9.7 million current and former clients, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The hackers on Thursday uploaded a second batch of files to a dark web forum, with more sensitive details about hundreds of Medibank customers. The first leaks appear to have been selected to cause maximum harm: targeting those who received treatment related to...