Massive trove of Medibank data released online

Massive trove of Medibank data released online
The worst-case situation for Medibank clients has come to fruition with these behind the cyber assault releasing what seems to be an unlimited quantity of the info they obtained.

In what they’ve claimed to be their remaining replace, the hacker up to date their darkish internet discussion board this morning with a easy message.

“Happy Cyber Security Day!!!,” they mentioned.

The Medibank hackers have launched extra knowledge on-line. (Steven Siewert)

“Added folder full. Case closed.”

November 30 is “International Cyber Security Day” and the date chosen by the hacker (of their native time) to launch this data.

The reference to “added folder full” pertains to the folder named “full”, the place the brand new knowledge has been positioned.

Inside that folder are six information, which at 6.4 gigabytes do not seem like as a lot as Medibank believed was stolen from its system.

But it’s vastly greater than had been launched earlier than immediately.

Previous releases of knowledge have been lower than a megabyte; the brand new folder is 6400 megabytes.

9News believes the information comprise the info of tens of hundreds of Australians, probably many extra.

While the data has been launched solely on the darkish internet, earlier releases from this hacker have shortly made their approach onto open internet hacker boards, so the identical may happen right here.

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Medibank’s response for purchasers stays complete, with well being and wellbeing help strains, psychological well being help and specialised groups to help any buyer who receives scams or threats.

All Medibank clients are suggested to stay hyper-vigilant to scams by way of SMS, cellphone and e mail.

They’re urged to not pay any ransom or interact with any scammer claiming to have their data. Instead, they need to be reported to Scamwatch.gov.au