Australia admits cyber defenses 'inadequate' as medical hack hits millions

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 26, 2022 1:25 pm

SYDNEY: Hackers accessed millions of medical records at one of Australia's largest private health insurers, the company said Wednesday, prompting the government to admit the nation's cyber safeguards were 'inadequate.'

This was the latest in a series of hacks targeting millions of people that have brought Australian companies' lax approach to cyber security into sharp relief.

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