The hackers leaked the names of 303 Medibank customers
The hackers have leaked the names of 303 Medibank Customers on the dark web under the file “Abortion.” The way that the names and addresses of ladies who’ve had early abortions leaked in the Medibank information breach in a different record called “abortions” are startling.
Medibank is Australia’s largest private health insurer, which provides health insurance and medical services to over 3.9 million people.
Hackers release abortion data after stealing Australian medical records from health insurer Medibank https://t.co/fOq3F9pKZq
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 10, 2022
On early Wednesday, A ransomware group with connections to the infamous Russian-speaking REvil gang started leaking the stolen records e, including clients’ names, passports, birth dates, and data on clinical cases, just after Medibank stated that they believed there was a limited chance “for paying a ransom would ensure the return of our customer’s data and prevent it from being published.”
The data of high-profile Medibank customers, like prime minister Anthony Albanese and Cyber security minister ClareO’Neil were supposed to be leaked.
According to TechCrunch, The portion of leaked data also incorporates a correlation of negotiations between the cybercriminals and Medibank Chief David Koczkar. Whatsapp message snapshots suggest that the hackers may also reveal the credit card details and bank details of Medibank customers.
The cybercriminal gang who attacked the Medicare ransomware, their characters are not known yet. But depending on a variation of Ravil’s record encoding malware, up to this point, released the individual subtleties of around 200 Medibank clients, a tiny part of the information that the gathering professes to have taken. Medibank affirmed on Tuesday that the cybercriminals had gotten to generally 9.7 million clients’ very own subtleties and well-being claims information for around 500,000 clients.
Honestly tho, how does imagining the Medibank hackers as fat add to social commentary, @theage? Does hating fat ppl make you feel better about having all your personal info on the dark web? Because I’m pretty sure the hackers give no shits. Cc. @MagdaSzubanski pic.twitter.com/VO12OAhXpp
— Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) November 9, 2022
What should Victims Do?
Considering the information spill, which uncovered profoundly classified data that could be mishandled for monetary misrepresentation, Medibank and the Australian Government Police are asking clients to be on guard for phishing tricks and startling action across online records. Medibank is additionally encouraging clients to guarantee they are not re-utilizing passwords and have multifaceted confirmation empowered on any internet-based accounts where the choice is accessible.
