Optus cyber attack News

Australian Telco Optus’ CEO Quits After Massive Network Outage and Cyber Attack

The head of Australia’s second-largest telco Optus resigned on Monday, cutting short a more than three-year tenure marred by a massive network-wide outage and one of Australia’s largest data breaches. Parent Singapore Telecommunications announced the resignation of Optus CEO Kelly …

Abortions, Drug Use Exposed in Cyber Attack on Australian Health Insurer Medibank

When the Australian health insurer Medibank Private Ltd. was hit with a ransomware attack last month, it provided regular updates to its customers, including the revelation that personal information from nearly 10 million of them was exposed. It also followed …

Medibank Hack Could Cost A$700M for Damages and Fixes

The data breach at Medibank Private Ltd. could cost the Australian health insurer A$700 million ($450 million) if customers decide to sue for damages after personal medical details were posted to a forum on the dark web, according to Bloomberg …

Data Stolen From Australian Health Insurer Medibank Posted on Dark Web

Data stolen from an Australian health insurer, including the names, addresses and birthdates of hundreds of customers, has been posted to a forum on the so-called dark web. The files appear to be a sample of the data that was …

Cyber Attack on Australian Insurer Medibank Far Bigger Than Initially Thought

A hack on an Australian health insurer appears to be far larger than initially suspected, with the company saying it will refuse to pay a ransom for the theft of data. The attack on Medibank Private Ltd. exposed the data …

Australia’s Hacking Frenzy Spurred by Understaffed Cybersecurity Workforce

A swathe of hacks on some of Australia’s biggest companies has made the country a target for copycat attacks just as a skills shortage leaves an understaffed, overworked cybersecurity workforce ill-equipped to stop it, technology experts said. As Monday saw …

Australia’s No. 1 Health Insurer Confirms Massive Data Breach, Theft of Patient Details

Australia’s biggest health insurer said on Thursday a criminal had apparently stolen customers’ medical information as part of a massive breach of data, fueling concern about a wave of high-profile cyber attacks. Medibank Private Ltd., which covers one-sixth of Australians, …

Australian Insurer Medibank Says Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Customer Data

Australia’s Medibank Private Ltd. said on Wednesday an unnamed hacker group had contacted it negotiate about customer data it claimed to have retrieved from the health insurer’s IT systems. The news comes six days after Medibank reported an attempted ransomware …

Australian Health Insurer Medibank Reports Cyber Incident

Australian health insurer Medibank Private said on Thursday it will isolate and remove access to some customer-facing systems as it detected unusual activity on its network. The company said it took “immediate steps to contain the incident, and engaged specialized …

Second Singtel Unit Hit by Cyber Attack, Weeks After Massive Optus Data Breach

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said on Monday its unit Dialog faced a cyber attack that potentially affected 1,000 current and former employees and fewer than 20 clients, weeks after a massive data breach at another Australian unit – Optus. The breach …