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westplains1865 t1_ivst7nv wrote

>Medibank has refused to pay the ransom, citing advice from cybercrime experts that doing so would not ensure the return of customers’ information and could put “more people in harm’s way by making Australia a bigger target”.

While smart to not pay, I wonder how much Medibank is going to end up paying in legal fees, fines and judgements in the inevitable upcoming lawsuits.

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PlankOfWoood t1_ivsvbyo wrote

You forgot about medibank having to pay for cyber security. Lol sike!

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TonyJZX t1_ivtlg18 wrote

you'll find the australian gov. is very very lenient on businesses who mess up

the govt. themselves had a federal health database leak like over a year ago

also medibank is almost an australian institution... too big to fail so they'll have the full backing of the feds

medibank wont suffer at all given they're on the huge pile of aussie companies who have suffer leaks

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