Australia: Medibank Private Limited said on Wednesday that an anonymous hacker group had approached it for talks Customer data He claimed to have recovered from the health insurance company’s IT systems.
The news comes six days after Medibank reported an attempted ransomware attack on its network, but said there was no evidence customer data had been removed.
Medibank said it was working urgently to establish whether the hacker’s claims were true. He declined to provide further details about the hackers or their demands.
The Melbourne-based company is working with cyber security companies and has also provided information about this Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), the government’s lead agency for cyber security.
“Medibank systems are not encrypted by ransomware, which means normal activities continue for customers,” it added.
The incident is the latest in a string of cyber breaches reported recently by Australian companies, including mobile operator Optus.
