Medibank

Medibank

Medibank, the Australian health insurance business targeted by the ransomware attack, attakers accessed its customers’ data.

Ransomware did not encrypt Medibank's systems, but thieves frequently steal data to blackmail their victims.

They investigated the incident and took actions to protect of their customers’ data very seriously.

Source: https://therecord.media/shares-in-australias-medibank-halt-trading-after-criminals-claim-theft-of-customer-data/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/medibank

"id": "med220191022",
"linkid": "medibank",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2022",
"severity": "70",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Australia',
                        'name': 'Medibank',
                        'type': 'Health Insurance Business'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Customer Data'},
 'description': 'Medibank, the Australian health insurance business, was '
                'targeted by a ransomware attack where attackers accessed its '
                "customers’ data. The ransomware did not encrypt Medibank's "
                'systems, but thieves frequently steal data to blackmail their '
                'victims. Medibank investigated the incident and took actions '
                'to protect their customers’ data very seriously.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Customer Data'},
 'investigation_status': 'Investigated',
 'motivation': 'Data Theft and Blackmail',
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True},
 'title': 'Medibank Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}
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