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Highlights
- Australian health insurer Medibank shared today that the hackers have posted stolen data on a dark web forum.
- The data, as per Medibank, includes personal information like names, addresses, phone numbers, and Medicare numbers of Medibank’s customers.
- The bank had announced on 7 November that it would not pay any ransom demand for this data theft.
Australia-based private health insurer Medibank Private Limited (ASX:MPL) reported on Wednesday (9 November 2022) that the hackers who had broken into Medibank’s system posted the stolen files on a dark web forum. This data comprises customer information that was stolen from Medibank’s systems in October.
According to Medibank, this data features personal information of its customers, like their names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and email addresses. The data also has the Medicare numbers of ahm customers, passport numbers of international students, and some health claims data.
Meanwhile, the shares of the company were spotted trading at AU$2.815 apiece, up 1.258%, at 11:09 AM AEDT on the ASX.
Key highlights from Medibank’s release
- Medibank shared that the files that were stolen by the hackers have been put up on the dark web. These files include personal information about Medibank’s customers.
- The personal information features names, addresses, phone numbers, passport numbers, email IDs, etc.
- Medibank stated that the company will be informing its customers about the data that has been shared on the dark web by the hackers.
- Medibank would also be advising the customers on what they should do next.
- The company stated in its release that it is anticipating that the hackers would continue to share the files on the dark web.
- Medibank shared that the hackers could also try to contact the customers.
- The company, in its ASX release on 7 November, stated that it would not be paying any ransom for the stolen data.
Medibank, on 7 November, shared that personal data of around 5.1 million Medibank customers had been stolen by the cybercriminal. This data does not include credit card or banking details. It stated that post 12 October 2022, there has not been any suspicious activity in the company’s systems.
Share price performance of Medibank
MPL shares have shed 0.87% in the last five trading days on the ASX. In the last month, the shares have lost around 20%. In the last six months, MPL shares have shed 12%, and in the last year they have dropped 17.11%. The company’s shares have depreciated in value by 10.28% in the last five years on the ASX (as of 11:37 AM AEDT).
