Health insurer's infosec incident diagnosis goes from 'take a chill pill' to emergency ward
[PDF] it had spotted"unusual activity on its network" and had taken systems for sub-brand"ahm" offline, along with apps that deliver an insurance product for overseas students. The company said it could find no evidence that sensitive data had been accessed, but had hired cyber security firms to make sure it was on top of the situation.
"This is a new development and Medibank … is working urgently to establish if the claim is true, although based on our ongoing forensic investigation we are treating the matter seriously at this time," the latest advisory adds. The company, which listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2014 after nearly 40 years as a government-owned non-profit insurer, advised the ASX that it was suspending trading of its shares amid likely disruptions to services.
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