MediSecure ransomware attack exposes data of 12.9 million
Australian e-prescription provider MediSecure suffered a large-scale ransomware attack and data breach, prompting an investigation by the Australian government. It was later confirmed that the personal information of 12.9 million Australians had been stolen. MediSecure said that, owing to its financial situation, it could not identify individual victims.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- MediSecure
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of 12.9 million Australians stolen
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- Australia
Timeline
- MediSecure's large-scale ransomware attack and data breach were confirmed, and the Australian government launched an investigation.
- The scale of the damage was reported as 12.9 million Australians, and MediSecure said that, owing to its financial situation, it could not identify individual victims.
- MediSecure said the personal information of 12.9 million Australians had been stolen in the cyber-attack.
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The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.