The hackers who stole the personal data of customers of Australia’s largest health insurer Medibank have released a data file containing medical documents related to abortion.
The latest leak came a week after the hackers released a tranche of data relating to medical procedure history, along with names and addresses of the users, after Medibank refused to pay a ransom
“Added one more file Boozy.csv …,” the ransomware group wrote in a blog update on the dark web in the early hours of Friday.
“You telling that is disgusting (woof-woof), that we publish some data,” the hackers wrote on Friday in the blog.
“But we warned you. we always keep our word, if we wouldn’t receive a ransom – we should post this data, because nobody will believe us in the future.”
The data contains details of around 240 policyholders, who are being reportedly contacted by Medibank on Friday.
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The health insurer has requested the public not to seek out the files. CEO David Koczkaro warned that the data leak could stop people from seeking medical attention.
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“These are real people behind this data and the misuse of their data is deplorable and may discourage them from seeking medical care,” he said, according to BBC news.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese termed the leak “disgusting and … totally reprehensible,” and said that the government was trying to curb the impact of data breach and aiding people who have been affected by it.
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The hackers, who have not identified themselves, stole data of 9.7 million Medibank customers was stolen last month.
This week, they leaked the first tranche of information after Medibank refused to pay a $10 million ransom —which is about $1 for every customer.
(With inputs from agencies)
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