Medibank hit with hacking class action amid threat to release data ‘in 24 hours’ | ColinJKruger
Australia’s largest private health insurer Medibank Private faces its first class action over the hacking incident that exposed the personal information of 9.7 million current and former customers.Bannister Law Class Actions and Centennial Lawyers said they have joined forces to investigate the serious data breach of this group which comprises 5.1 million Medibank customers, around 2.8 million customers from the group’s budget ahm business, and around 1.8 million international customers.
“The two firms will be investigating Medibank breached their privacy policy and the terms of their contract of the medical insurance which they provided to their customers. The lawyers will also assess whetherOther class actions are likely. Maurice Blackburn, which has already launched a class action-style claim against Optus for its recent data breach, has said previously that it is “monitoring” the situation.
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