Hackers leak information on women who had abortions after stealing data from Medibank

November 10, 2022 By Prelo Con

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According to a news.com.au article, hackers who obtained confidential information from Medibank allege they released data on Australian women who had to terminate non-viable pregnancies or had abortions. The article includes a spreadsheet that has 303 patients' and policyholders' names, contact details, and billing codes. In a file titled "abortion," the hackers posted information about women who underwent procedures. Women who had non-viable pregnancies such as ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, molar pregnancies, readmission for problems, and fetal malformations may also have been included in the illicit data. Australia’s Medibank Private Hack exposes data of 9.7 million people

Australia’s Medibank Private Hack exposes data of 9.7 million people

According to a recent post from a Russian ransomware group that is claiming responsibility for the data theft, the hackers have also suggested lowering the cash payment required to stop drip-feeding victims' confidential medical records. It was possible to provide a discount of "9.7m 1$=1 consumer," according to the article. According to the message, which was obtained by news.com.au, "Medibanks CEO indicated, that ransom price is 'irrelevant'. We want to warn the customer, that he refuses to pay for your data more, like 1 USD per person. So, probable customers data and extra efforts don't cost that." Since the thief allegedly released a fresh file on a dark web site including client information obtained from Medibank's systems, Medibank has now stated that it is aware of the thief's actions. team demonstrates how a

The CEO of Medibank, David Koczkar, called the publication of this stolen data on the dark web "disgraceful," apologized on behalf of the organization, and promised to be accountable for safeguarding customer information. The media has been asked not to download any illegally obtained material by Medibank due to the sensitive nature of the stolen client information. In Medibank's investor call on October 17, which provided a more thorough account of the hacking, the stolen user credentials were mentioned. It was revealed that Medibank's cyber security systems picked up the strange behavior. Following word of this initial discovery reaching the Australian Cyber Security Centre, Medibank was given additional instructions in support of this conclusion.

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