DARK WEB SCREENSHOTS PASSWORD
They are advised to ensure that they don’t use the same password for more than one account and have multi-factor authentication enabled on the online accounts where the option is available. What should the victims do?įor now, the customers are urged by Medibank and the Australian Federal Police to be on high alert for phishing scams and suspicious activity across their online accounts. They are also assessing whether damages should be paid as a result of the breach. Two law firms, Bannister Law and Centennial Lawyers, also said on Tuesday that they are investigating whether the company breached its obligations to customers under the country’s Privacy Act. It is not yet known whether Medibank intends to mitigate the risk of one by offering compensation to its customers.
Simultaneously, the legal situation does not look good for Medibank either as it seems that a potentially costly class action lawsuit will come knocking on its door soon enough. Until the leak is contained, we can only expect that their market value will continue taking hits. Since October, over 20 percent of the company’s share price has dropped. Hundreds of millions of US dollars were wiped off Medibank’s market value as soon as news of the security breach became available to the public. The cyber attack has already had a tremendous effect on Medibank, the largest health insurer in Australia. What are the current and future effects on Medibank? “Please do not be embarrassed to contact police… if a person contacts you online, by phone or by SMS threatening to release your data unless payment is made,” Assistant Commissioner Justine Gough said. The release of private health information can be “distressing and embarrassing”, Australian Federal Police said, warning those whose data is yet to be released are at risk of blackmail.
Medibank apologized to its customers, calling the incident a “malicious weaponization” of private information, and promised to work “around the clock” to inform customers whose information has been published. The group responsible are “scumbags” and “disgraceful human beings”, she said. Neil also defended Medibank, stating that the company followed government advice in not paying the ransom. It is also believed that the leaked data includes personal details of high-profile names including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and cybersecurity minister Clare O‘Neil. Screenshot of the data available on a dark web domain (Image: )
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