Medibank customers caught up in the health insurer’s recent data breach may be entitled to compensation, a major legal firm has indicated. 7NEWS
For more Personal Finance related news and videos check out“Companies that hold their customers’ sensitive health information have an important obligation to make sure that information is safeguarded, commensurate with the sensitivity of that data,” principal lawyer Andrew Watson said.
“Medibank, ahm and international student customers will understandably feel very vulnerable and distressed as a result of this incident.”
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