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By Staff Writer

Nov 14 2022 10:19AM

Following the Medibank data breach.

Federal government considering the ban of paying cyber criminals

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said the federal government would consider making illegal the paying of ransoms to cyber hackers, following recent cyber attacks affecting millions of Australians. Australia's biggest health insurer, Medibank Private, last month suffered a massive ...

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