Australian insurer warns of ‘distressing’ data threat

Medibank Private, one of Australia’s largest insurers, told customers to be “vigilant” after the reported threat, issued a day after it had ruled out paying any ransom demand. — Bloomberg

SYDNEY: A major Australian health insurer warned Nov 8 of a “distressing” threat by a purported hacker to release data within 24 hours from a hack affecting 10 million people.

Medibank Private, one of Australia’s largest insurers, told customers to be “vigilant” after the reported threat, issued a day after it had ruled out paying any ransom demand.