Russian cybercriminals accused of hacking Australia's largest health insurer
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Russian cybercriminals are being accused of stealing the personal information of Australian health insurance customers. Police say 9.7 million people had their personal data stolen.
A group of "loosely affiliated cybercriminals" operating like a business in Russia were likely responsible for the Medibank attack as well as other significant security breaches around the world, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw said.
"We believe we know which individuals are responsible, but I will not be naming them," Kershaw told reporters. "What I will say is that we’ll be holding talks with Russian law enforcement about these individuals."
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is a Medibank customer who had personal data stolen, said he had authorized police to reveal where the attack had come from.