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Medibank class action to test whether data breach claims ‘worth the candle’
Analysis 2023-02-10 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A landmark Federal Court class action against private health insurer Medibank will be a test case for when privacy claims can sidestep the regulatory path, and whether group members can prove they suffered loss from exposure of their data.

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Medibank hit with Federal Court class action over massive data breach
Class Actions 2023-02-07 2:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia’s largest private health insurer Medibank is facing a class action over a data breach that affected close to 10 million customers.

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Law firms team up in class action-style complaint over Medibank data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-01-16 2:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Three class action law firms have joined forces to run a landmark data breach complaint against Medibank, seeking compensation for up to 9.7 million affected customers. 

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Medibank notified of law firm complaint to privacy commissioner
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-12-14 4:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Medibank was formally notified Tuesday of a class action-style complaint brought on behalf of millions of customers in the wake of last month’s massive data breach.

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Binance Australia fined $2M for Spam Act violations
Cryptocurrency 2022-12-14 10:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian unit of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has been fined $2 million for sending million of emails that violated spam laws.

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Telstra customer data released in accidental privacy breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-12-09 10:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

The personal details of 130,000 Telstra customers were accidentally released in a privacy breach the result of a “misalignment of databases”, the telecommunications giant has revealed.

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Law firm launches action against Medibank as raw data released
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-12-01 3:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Medibank faces a representative proceeding over last month’s data breach that exposed the sensitive information of millions of customers, as the private health insurer reveals more stolen data was posted online overnight.

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No cottage industry for cyber attack class actions, lawyer predicts
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-11-29 1:54 am By Cindy Cameronne

Despite recent class actions against Medibank and Optus for cybersecurity breaches, class actions over cyber attacks will not become common because they involve “a lot of work for not a lot of money”, a lawyer has predicted.

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Class action firms circle Medibank over cyberattack
Class Actions 2022-11-14 12:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Medibank is facing another class action investigation over a massive data breach that left the personal information of almost 10 million customers exposed, just days after criminals began publishing sensitive customer health data.

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Bill ushering in $50M penalties for privacy breaches clears hurdle
Policy and Regulation 2022-11-09 11:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Legislation introduced in the wake of massive cyberattacks against Optus and Medibank that will increase penalties for serious privacy law violations to $50 million has sailed through the House just two weeks after being introduced.

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