The company has warned employees that information including their mobile and work device numbers was also stolen by the hackers, which potentially opens up new vulnerabilities for its computer systems.
Medibank Private has told employees that their data, including mobile and work device numbers, was stolen by the hackers, which potentially opens up new vulnerabilities for its computer systems.which acquired data on all 9.7 million current and former customers, including sensitive health information on around 500,000 policyholders.Steven Siewert
“Our security team have advised that the information above may be used for increased spam such as spear fishing and social engineering,” Medibank said in the email. “A hacker will not be able to use the information to access people’s phone data or remotely hack into their phone. We’ve also taken steps through our telecommunications provider to block porting of phone numbers for Medibank devices.
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