MediSecure reveals about 12.9 million Australians had personal data stolen by hackers in April

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 …

Personal data of 12.9 million Australians stolen in MediSecure cyber attack

With almost half of Australia's population impacted, the MediSecure cyber attack is one of the biggest data breaches in the nation's history.

Millions of people hit by prescription cyber attack

E-prescription company MediSecure revealed up to 12.9 million Australians have been affected by a cyber hack, with some information uploaded to the dark web.

12.9m Aussies hacked in major data breach

A whopping 12.9 million Aussies have been hacked, one of the biggest cyber security breaches in the country’s history.

Half of Australia hit by hack bigger than Optus, Medibank cyberattacks

Half of Australia's population has been caught up in the cyber attack on MediSecure, but the company can't...