CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia’s largest health insurer said Wednesday that a cybercriminal had hacked the personal information of all 4 million of its customers, as the government introduced legislation that would increase penalties for companies that fail to protect clients’ private information.
Medibank said “significant amounts of health claims data” had also become available in the breach, which was reported to police a week ago when trading in the company’s shares was halted.
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