/ 24 July 2024

Dark days on the web

cyber crime, data breach

Cyber experts reckon it’s all but certain that sensitive info about nearly 13 million Aussies has been sold on the dark web. MediSecure – which is responsible for electronic prescriptions service eScripts – confirmed last week the massive scale of a ransomware attack it suffered back in April. The stolen data includes names, Medicare numbers, and medical information like which drugs people had been prescribed. Ethical hacker Jamie O’ Reilly says it’s likely the data was sold on the dark web for $50,000 and that it’s now being resold for $25,000 – he says cyber criminals are thinking “how much money can I make per record or per person?”. Another person who’s miffed by the interwebs is Queensland’s Premier Steven Miles – he says an AI-generated video of him dancing put out by his Liberal/National opposition is a “dangerous turning point” for democracy. Fake Miles can move though…

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