‘Huge wake-up call’ leaves punters stuck
Not a lot of reassurance for customers of Optus or Medibank Private who have had their personal details stolen.
Medibank
Fast track for data shield
Labor will expedite its watershed data and privacy laws as an emergency response to the Medibank data breach.
Medibank breach widens in ‘distressing development’
The insurer has deferred premium increases, saying the cyber attack affecting customer data is much wider than it originally thought.
Medibank reveals hack is much wider than thought
The health insurer has admitted the cyber breach on its network is much bigger than first thought as it ‘unreservedly apologises’ to customers.
‘Distressing development’ in Medibank saga
Medibank has confirmed another ‘distressing development’ in the company’s cybercrime battle.
ASX gains fade; Reliance, Ampol tank
Trading remained light on the local sharemarket ahead of Tuesday night’s Federal Budget. The S&P/ASX 200 trimmed a 0.8 per cent opening rise to close up 0.3 per cent at 6798.6. The high was the best in six weeks.
Leaders react to Labor’s blueprint
Peter Dutton doesn’t like it, industry is cautious, social services find it ‘troubling’. Here’s what everyone is saying about Jim Chalmers’ first budget.
Separate criminals had hand in hack
The criminal behind the Medibank data hack bought login credentials to gain access to the network from an online Russian criminal forum.
Medibank ‘sorry’ for sending letters to dead customers
Australia’s biggest health insurer has apologised to customers after it sent their dead relatives emails warning their personal information may be compromised following a cyber attack.
ASX ends higher; Westpac’s $1.3bn profit warning
The sharemarket trims gains as materials soar. China GDP beats expectations. Medibank’s hack alerts to dead customers. Star higher on gaps in repair plan. Vulcan, Novonix top gainers. Tavistock increases AACo board control.
Most companies ‘paying cyber criminals’
A study by the advisory found 69 per cent of companies have suffered a cyber attack in the past five years, compared with 31 per cent in 2021.
Major Aussie company hacked
Hundreds of people have had their data exposed in a cyber attack on electricity company EnergyAustralia.
Medibank hackers escalate ransom demands
A cyber criminal gang that hacked Medibank’s customer database now claims it stole credit card security data as it escalates its ransom demands.
Hackers up stakes in Medibank data theft
The hackers behind Medibank’s data theft have dramatically risen the stakes in a worrying development for the health insurer’s four million customers.
ASX ends down 1.2pc for week; coal miners soar
ASX falls for a second straight week as bond yields weigh. ANZ flags $113m 2H charges, New Hope sets record high, Magellan slumps to new low and Cleanway gets strike.
Directors to beef up cyber security
As the fallout from the cyber attack on Medibank grows, the Australian Institute of Company Directors is guiding boards on how to shore up their online defences.
Companies ‘must lead from top on security’
A new set of governance principles has been released to help organisations strengthen their cyber security in the wake of the Optus and Medibank Private hacks.
Cyber gang knows your medical history
Highly personal medical records have been stolen by the cyber ransomware gang that hacked Medibank’s customer database.
Aussies hacked in major data breach
Hackers are holding the private health information of Australians to ransom following a data breach at one of the country’s largest insurance providers.
Medibank hack a ‘dog act’, lashes cyber security minister
Clare O’Neil has branded the theft of sensitive health records from Medibank’s cyber attack ‘a dog act’ and warned of ‘irreparable harm’.
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