Hackers Steal Information of Half of Australia’s Population in MediSecure Cyber Attack

Half of the Australian population has had their information stolen in one of the nation’s largest data breaches. On July 18, electronic prescription service MediSecure announced that it had ceased investigation of a cyber attack into one of its database servers in early 2024. According to the company’s findings, hackers stole personal and sensitive information, including contact details, Medicare card numbers, and health information, of around 12.9 million Australians who used the MediSecure prescription delivery service between March 2019 and November 2023. The complete list of what type of information had been stolen can be found on MediSecure’s website. The hackers also uploaded an unknown amount of information onto the dark web....