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Medibank Private Limited

2 Oct 2026 · National · Healthcare
Data Breach HIGH ✓ Verified

What happened

Private health insurer Medibank faced dual legal and regulatory proceedings in Federal Court stemming from its 2022 cyber attack. The Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and class action litigators escalated civil penalty actions regarding the exposure of personal health records belonging to 9.7 million current and former customers. Proceedings allege Medibank failed to take reasonable steps to protect sensitive health data and maintain adequate IT security controls.

Incident details

Organisation
Medibank Private Limited
Date
2 Oct 2026
Attack type
Data Breach
Severity
HIGH
Sector
Healthcare
State
National
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
REvil

Source

nine.com.au ↗
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