2022:The year digital creep got too creepy

2022:The year digital creep got too creepy

The less you engage,the more interested they are in your every moment,but the digital revolution has become so monetised,now it’s just losing digits.

  • byMalcolm Knox

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Medibank’s main customers not affected in hacker data leaks

Medibank’s main customers not affected in hacker data leaks

Medibank confirms that the customers of its budget ahm brand have been the only policyholders whose private health data has been released by hackers.

  • byColin Kruger
Black Friday buyers warned to watch out for scams
Analysis
Retail

Black Friday buyers warned to watch out for scams

Black Friday is a golden opportunity for scammers,with consumers warned to double-check every marketing email they receive.

  • byJohn Collett
‘This is a business for them’:Why Medibank should have paid the hackers

‘This is a business for them’:Why Medibank should have paid the hackers

Chris Rock,a cybersecurity expert who has worked for governments and companies for three decades,has negotiated with hackers on behalf of businesses that have been the subject of cyberattacks.

  • byAnne Hyland
Medibank faces $1 billion bill as hackers release 1500 more sensitive records

Medibank faces $1 billion bill as hackers release 1500 more sensitive records

Medibank could face a $1 billion compensation bill from an unfolding cyberattack,as hackers targeting the company released the biggest tranche of customer data yet

  • bySimone Fox Koob andColin Kruger
The obscene cost of empire building at private schools
Letters
Letters

The obscene cost of empire building at private schools

Private schools are paying obscene salaries to principals and other top employees to win the education arms race.

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‘Asleep at the wheel’:Shareholders vent fury at Medibank board over hack

‘Asleep at the wheel’:Shareholders vent fury at Medibank board over hack

Medibank shareholders had mixed views about how the company handled the cyber hacking breach.

  • byCaroline Schelle andTim Biggs
Medibank chair says company’s cybersecurity was ‘clearly not robust enough’

Medibank chair says company’s cybersecurity was ‘clearly not robust enough’

Medibank chairman Mike Wilkins has defended the private health insurer’s attitude to cybersecurity following the worst hack in Australian corporate history.

  • byColin Kruger andTim Biggs
AFP steps in as Medibank hack data migrates from dark web
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Cybersecurity

AFP steps in as Medibank hack data migrates from dark web

The Australian Federal Police are stepping up efforts to contain the fallout of the Medibank hack amid evidence that the sensitive health data leaked by the criminals is becoming more publicly available.

  • byColin Kruger
Ransom attack cripples Vanuatu government systems,forces staff to use pen and paper

Ransom attack cripples Vanuatu government systems,forces staff to use pen and paper

Australia is helping Vanuatu’s government rebuild its entire IT network after a cyberattack hobbled its systems,forcing departments offline and causing havoc throughout the civil service.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Medibank hackers release more data ahead of investor meeting

Medibank hackers release more data ahead of investor meeting

Hackers who accessed the records of 9.7 million Medibank Private customers claim to have released another cache of sensitive data this morning relating to the mental health of certain policyholders.

  • byColin Kruger