David Koczkar

Leaked emails between Russian hackers and Medibank have revealed how the insurance giant negotiated behind the scenes for two weeks before ultimately refusing a $15 million ransom demand.Screenshots of the messages, which were posted to…

The Medibank data breach has already impacted 9.7 million customers – and now, that staggering number has increased even further, after it emerged that staff details had also been compromised.Last month, the private health insurance giant…

Furious Medibank and ahm customers are gearing up for a major legal battle as a potential class action against the health insurance giants looms.Last month, Medibank – one of the nation’s biggest private health insurance providers –…

Russian criminals accused of stealing Medibank customer data have been warned to expect a counteroffensive as new task force plans to “hack the hackers”. Around 100 officers from the Australian Federal Police will form a new permanent joint…

The Russian government is likely to know about the ransomware group behind the Medibank breach and may even know about the hack itself, an Australian cyber security expert has said.The Australian Federal Police revealed on Friday they had…

A tech company experienced a horror day on the stock market with $1.2 billion wiped off its valuation after it revealed its losses had blown out and its CEO was leaving.Xero, a New Zealand-based company that provides accounting software for…

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has slammed the hackers behind the theft of 9.7 million highly personal details of Medibank customers.Hundreds of names, addresses, birthdates and health diagnoses were allegedly posted on the dark web…

The Medibank hacker has overnight released more of the personal and private details of their almost 10 million customers.Last month, the insurance company revealed that the personal information of all their 9.7 million customers had been…

An expert has warned that the Medibank cyber security breach could cost the company a whopping $150 million. It’s the latest piece of bad news for Medibank following the hack of its customer data, which has seen the ASX-listed company pause…

Various forms of advice and support have been offered for Medibank customers after an internal investigation found criminals had access to all 3.9 million customers’ personal data and significant amounts of health claims data.While it was…