Australia's Cyber Security Coordinator says the large-scale ransomware data breach of e-script provider MediSecure was an 'isolated' attack, though she warns cyber criminals are likely to target the health industry again.
Cyber security chief says MediSecure data breach is an 'isolated' attack but warns health data a prime target for cybercrimeAustralia's cyber security chief says the latest online ransomware attack is an "isolated" incident and that no other entities were impacted.
"We believe it's an isolated incident, and that no other entities are impacted," she told ABC News Breakfast on Friday morning. "We have not seen evidence so far to suggest that anyone needs to replace their Medicare card," she said in a statement. "It provides financing for further ransoms and there is no guarantee that we get the data back or that the data is shared anyway."The cyber security chief said authorities at the state and federal level were continuing to investigate the breach and were monitoring the situation to reduce harm.
The chief executive officer at the Consumer Policy Research Centre, Erin Turner, said a medical data breach can put people "at all kinds of risks if it is available to bad actors".Slater and Gordon lawyers say they will pursue "substantial" compensation for up to 10 million current and former Optus customers whose data was exposed in the recent hack."That can be everything from identity theft.
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