Hackers Dump Health Records Online After Insurer Refuses to Pay Ransom | The theft involves data on 10 million current and former Medibank customers.

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The emails, if they’re authentic, show the hackers refusing to name themselves except to say they’re with an “affiliate group.” Security researchers have dubbed the group BlogXX, which is a partial name of the onion address where the stolen data has been published.In one of the email exchanges published by the hackers, a representative from Medibank asks how they know the hackers will actually delete the data if they pay the ransom.These lightsabers powered by Neopixels, LED strips that run inside the blade shape that allow for adjustable colors, interactive sounds, and changing animation effects when dueling.Our worst data breach nightmares are playing out in real time, as our existing laws & data protection systems are no match for hackers,” David Shoebridge, a Senator with the Australian Greens political party, tweeted on Wednesday.Australian Federal Police (AFP), the rough equivalent of the FBI in the U.S., held a press conference on Wednesday about what’s it’s dubbed Operation Guardian, encouraging anyone who may be contacted in the future with blackmail threats to come forward."

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