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Cocaine and opioids: Medibank hackers post stolen data

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Criminals are expected to release more sensitive Medibank Private customer data after the first dump targeted people with cocaine and opioid addictions and mental health conditions from well-heeled suburbs.

Exchanges between the health insurer and the hackers also released online reveal the breach occurred through a virtual private network, an extra layer of security used to access company networks that in this case was apparently co-opted.

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Ayesha de Kretser is a senior reporter with The Australian Financial Review covering the aviation and tourism sectors. She has previously reported on banking, mining and commodity markets. Connect with Ayesha on Twitter. Email Ayesha at ayesha.dekretser@afr.com.au
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