2024 Ransomware — 12.9M Australians

2024 12.9M records affected

Data compromised

Names, phones, DOB, addresses, Medicare numbers, prescriptions

Technical writeup

Apr 2024. MediSecure (Australian e-prescriptions) hit by ransomware. 6.5TB stolen. 12.9M people affected. Exposed: names, phones, DOB, addresses, Medicare numbers, prescriptions, dosages. Company went into administration Jun 2024.

Root cause

Ransomware; third-party vendor compromise.

References

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-18/medisecure-data-cyber-hack-12-million/104112736