US EditionMediSecure reveals about 12.9 million Australians had personal data stolen by hackers in April
- MediSecure reported that approximately 12.9 million Australians' personal data was stolen in a cyberattack in April 2024.
- The breach is larger than the Optus and Medibank incidents from 2022, affecting half of Australia's population.
- Administrators stated they cannot identify the specific impacted individuals due to the data's complexity despite making reasonable efforts.
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Half of Australia’s Population Exposed After Major Data Hack
Half of the Australian population has had their information stolen in one of the nation’s largest data breaches. On July 18, electronic prescription service MediSecure announced that it had ceased investigation of a cyber attack into one of its database servers in early 2024. According to the company’s findings, hackers stole personal and sensitive information, including contact details, Medicare card numbers, and health information, of around 1…
Hack affecting millions 'won't be the last', PM warns
Electronic prescriptions provider MediSecure revealed on Thursday 12.9 million customers had their data stolen, with an unknown amount uploaded to the dark web. By Kat Wong in Canberra A cyber attack that led to the theft of personal data relating to almost half of all Australians will not be the last incident of its kind, the prime minister has warned. Electronic prescriptions provider MediSecure revealed on Thursday 12.9 million customers had …
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