Live: AFP expected to announce who was behind Medibank hack
Mr Albanese said that he had authorised the Australian Federal Police to reveal from where the attack originated.
"We know where they're coming from, we know who is responsible, and we say that they should be held to account," Mr Albanese said.On Thursday, the hackers released sensitive details of customers' medical procedures on the dark web and demanded $US1 for each of the 9.7 million Medibank customers. Medibank has confirmed that the personal information of more than five million customers has been released so far.
Medibank client data was published by an extortionist on November 9, including details of individuals' medical procedures.
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