Australians who sought quotes with health insurance firm ahm, but didn't sign up, have been caught in a major data breach.
abc.net.au/news/ahm-quote-customers-caught-in-medibank-data-breach/101858300Potential health insurance customers who requested quotes with ahm have been caught up in the data breach affecting millions of Medibank customers.The personal information of up to 9.7 million Medibank customers was stolen and released in October 2022
People who had obtained quotes with health insurer ahm, part of Medibank, have been caught up in the data breachHealth insurance brand ahm is part of Medibank, which was hacked in October 2022 with the personal information of up to 9.7 million customers released onto the dark web. The ABC has seen an email sent late last week to a potential ahm customer who had obtained a quote, informing them their data had been stolen and posted by hackers online.
The breached data of those who had requested quotes included full names, dates of birth, emails, and where provided to ahm, genders, addresses and phone numbers.Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Bannister Law Class Actions and Centennial LawyersPrivate Healthcare Australia chief executive Rachel David said the length of time organisations kept information from people who obtained quotes varied.
Ms David said all businesses would be reviewing what customer information they kept, how it was stored and for how long."I think in light of the issues that have occurred with the data breach, this is one of the things that health funds will be reviewing."
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