A Global Digital ID Can Surely Protect Us From Cyberattacks, Right?
Commentary
The Russian hackers alleged to be at the centre of a major hack of Australia’s largest health insurer Medibank have followed through with threats to leak private health data belonging to Australian customers on the dark web.
Medibank refused to pay a ransom demanded by the hackers, fearful that doing so would encourage further hacks. It would also have run contrary to the Australian government’s policy relating to online criminal threats, something that Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil confirmed.
In response, the hackers began by posting a Super Mario meme to taunt Medibank swiftly followed by the posting of names, addresses, birth dates, and other Medicare data such as gender and internal codes that list a person’s diagnosis and treatment (although crucially not banking information) on a “naughty and nice” list….