Australia blames Russia for harboring health insurance hackers
Kershaw added that the attack was conducted by"a group of loosely affiliated cyber criminals, who are likely responsible for past significant breaches in countries across the world."But Kershaw did not name any entity as responsible for the attack.
"We believe we know which individuals are responsible, but I will not be naming them," he said."What I will say is that we will be holding talks with Russian law enforcement about these individuals." If the attackers are in any way state-backed, that likely reflects Russian ire at Australia’s assistance for Ukraine – which has taken the form of donations of armed vehicles, humanitarian assistance, and training for Ukrainian forces. Russia has also been angered by Australia's role holding it accountable for the downing ofwhich carried 38 Australian residents and citizens when it was destroyed by a Russian missile.
Or perhaps Russian president Vladimir Putin's known liking for sowing chaos just found a new form of expression at Medibank.Ahead of Kershaw's announcement, prime minister Anthony Albanese said Russia"should also be held accountable for the … release of information, including the very private and personal information."
Minister for cyber security Claire O'Neill labelled the attackers"cyber thugs" whose actions were"sickening and morally reprehensible." ®
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