Nany Maree
"Added folder full. Case closed." That's how the hackers signed off after dumping the last of the stolen Medibank files. Cheeky beggars.
Six zipped files went up on the dark web. Medibank says the health claims data in this batch is incomplete and not linked to names and contact details. The CEO apologised again, they're still refusing the ransom, and Maurice Blackburn has lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner seeking compensation for customers.
Security experts still can't say whether that's everything, or what happens to the rest.
I filed patient records for twenty years. We locked the cabinet every night. So here's my question for the new year: how long does a health fund keep your claims history, and who decided it was safe to keep it all in one place?
Talk to your GP or health professional about your own body.
Source: ABC News, 2022-12-01
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