Cash bonus for thousands of Aussies
Thousands of Aussies are in line to get some extra cash back in their pocket from a major insurer, but there are some requirements to be eligible.
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Medibank customers to get more cash back
Medibank customers will receive another round of cash back payments this year while ahm members will also benefit. See what you’re in line for here.
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Medibank hacker ‘detained’ in Russia
The man alleged to be the mastermind of Australia’s worst cyber attack has reportedly been detained in Russia, less than a month after Australia, the US and UK imposed sanctions on the hacker.
Medibank aims to save health system billions with US tie-up
Medibank’s Amplar Health is creating a digital assistant to coach people into healthier habits and save Australia’s health system billions of dollars a year.
Digital clues lead to Russian hacker
The naming of Russian hacker Aleksandr Ermakov puts a ‘target on his back’.
Call for US, UK sanctions on Russian hacker
The Albanese government has asked the US and Britain to match newly imposed Australian sanctions on Medibank hacker Aleksandr Ermakov.
‘Deliberate, malicious’: Medibank praises govt for chasing Russian hacker
The Albanese government has sanctioned Russia’s Aleksandr Ermakov over Medibank’s cyber attack, but security experts say companies need to do more to protect data.
What the government’s sanctions on Russian hacker mean
The Albanese government has publicly named and placed financial sanctions on a Russian national who was found to play a role in the Medibank hack. Here’s what it means.
Russian criminal hit with sanctions over Medibank hack
A Russian citizen and member of the REvil crime gang has been named by the Albanese government as the hacker behind Australia’s worst-ever cyber attack and slapped with landmark punishment.
Russian crim at centre of Medibank hack
A Russian citizen has been slapped with sanctions as the government announced its next move in the Medibank cyber hack saga.
Russian crim at centre of Medibank hack
A Russian citizen has been slapped with sanctions as the government announced its next move in the Medibank cyber hack saga.
Russian criminal hit with Magnitsky-style sanctions over Medibank hack
Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov has been named by the Albanese government as the hacker behind the Medibank cyber attack and slapped with landmark sanctions.
Medibank investors target director over cyber attack
Medibank’s Mike Wilkins has defended the company’s response to last year’s cyber attack, after shareholders “sent a message” to the board at Wednesday’s AGM.
ASX ends flat; Lovisa gets big first strike
Takeovers Panel finds against Bell Rock on Whitehaven. Healius shares off 33 per cent after raise. Protest vote against Medibank director. Downer avoids second strike.
Medibank shapes as front runner in Cura contest
Medibank’s plans to buy Cura Group for a big price is likely to be an AGM talking point.
Macquarie Group storms into Cura Group contest
The contest for the country’s largest day hospital operator Cura Group is heating up, with final bids due next month.
Medibank trials ‘geofence’ amid four-day work week experiment
Call centre staff living in the same city as their customers will take calls about a range of health issues as part of a new localised work model as Medibank rebounds from last year’s cyber attack.
Big Aussie business trials four-day week
It’s one of the largest companies to announce a shift to the new work model that gives staff a long weekend every week.
Medibank launches four-day work week on same pay
After a torrid year dealing with the fallout of a Russian cyber assault, Australia’s biggest health insurer has launched a four day work week for 250 staff.
Healthy line-up of buyers for Cura contest
Up to six parties are understood to be in the early contest for day hospital provider Cura Group.
AI cyber attacks a threat to family fortunes
Top financial advisers can’t wait to unleash artificial intelligence technology but high net worth investors want cyber security to come first.
ASX falls 1.4pc; Goyder staying at Qantas
Qantas chair says major shareholders back him. AusSuper move comes amid push for a higher Brookfield bid. Transurban drops on ACCC block as Abertis circles. Fels takes aim at energy giants’ profits.
Class action bonanza: could you be owed money?
New class actions in Australia are coming thick and fast as lawyers take aim at high flyers such as Qantas, Optus and Medibank. Here’s a searchable table of the biggest 135 cases.
Put cyber front and centre as ‘war games’ intensify
With bad actors everywhere, increasingly sophisticated attacks and the inexorable rise of AI, the government’s new cyber security strategy must set the right course to defend the nation.
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We threw off the shackles of the Great Depression and WWII. Medibank, fee-free tertiary education, Bankcard and colour TV all surfaced. And we travelled to places we’d never seen before.
Pay hit: Medibank exec bonuses cut over cyber hack
Despite a jump in profit, CEO David Koczkar won’t get a pay rise and other Medibank executives will be denied bonuses after 9 million customers were hacked.
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NAB CEO Ross McEwan warns of ongoing inflation ‘hurt’. Woodside eyes $1bn windfall. Telix, Qantas gain. Ramsay dividend cut sparks sell-off.
Medibank, Optus breaches ‘should have been smaller’
Castlepoint chief Rachael Greaves says AI and better record keeping would have helped Medibank and Optus, as it emerged the privacy watchdog’s investigations could stretch into next year.
‘Customers expect more’: Medibank overhauls leadership
Faced with customer and shareholder class actions after last year’s cyber attack, Australia’s biggest health insurer has overhauled its executive team.
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