Australia’s leading private health fund called the development “distressing” in a statement released today.
“Customers should remain vigilant. We knew the release of data online by the criminal could be a possibility, but the criminal threat remains a distressing development for our customer,” said the CEO of Medibank, David Koczkar.
Two law firms have launched a class action investigation against Medibank. (Photo by Chris Hopkins)
“We apologize unreservedly to our customers.
“We take our responsibility to safeguard and support our customers seriously.
“Weaponizing your private information is malicious and an attack on the most vulnerable members of our community.”
Law firms ‘join forces’ for class action
It occurs when two law firms request that individuals affected by the data breach join a class action lawsuit.
Bannister Law Class Actions and Centennial Attorneys said in a press release that they had “joined forces” to investigate the hack.
Medibank confirmed yesterday that 9.7 million customers, including ahm and international customers, had access to their data.
This included names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers and addresses.
Almost half a million people also had access to their medical records.
“We believe the data breach is a betrayal of Medibank Private’s customers and a breach of the Privacy Act,” the law firms said in a statement.
“Medibank has a duty to maintain the confidentiality of this type of information.”
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The two companies will investigate whether Medibank breached its privacy policy and the terms of its contract with customers.
Lawyers will also assess whether damages should be paid as a result of the breaches.