Hackers dump more customer data from Australian insurer Medibank


FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO An illuminated sign is seen outside a branch of the Australian health insurer Medibank Private in Sydney October 20 2014. REUTERSDavid GrayFile PhotoFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: An illuminated sign is seen outside a branch of the Australian health insurer Medibank Private in Sydney October 20, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's biggest health insurer, Medibank Private Ltd,, said on Thursday that hackers had released more of its stolen medical records, as media reported that the complete set of data on millions of customers was now public.

The latest release on the dark web follows progressive uploads, including records of customers' mental health and alcohol use, that began after Medibank said on Nov. 7 it would not pay a ransom.

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