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Nov 7 2022 9:51AM

Data for 9.7 million current and former customers was compromised.

Medibank won't pay ransom says CEO David Koczkar

Medibank Private Australia's biggest health insurer said no ransom payment will be made to the criminal responsible for a recent data theft, wherein around 9.7 million current and former customers' data was compromised. Highlighting findings of the firm's investigation to date, Medibank ...

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