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Israeli embassy in Canberra condemns 'false flag' Flydubai theories

Afr • October 2, 2026

A hacker moved undetected through Medibank’s network for weeks despite multiple warning flags being raised, a court has been told.

The health insurer is facing both a class action by impacted customers and civil penalties brought by the privacy watchdog over the 2022 hack.

After Medibank declined to pay a ransom, personal data was leaked on the dark web under malicious file names including “boozy”, “STD” and “psycho”.

Federal Court Justice Jonathan Beach heard evidence on Friday to help decide whether the cases will be held jointly or as separate trials. A lawyer for the class action argued it was in the interests of justice to hear the cases together.

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Medibank Faces Class Action Over 2022 Data Breach Medibank is currently facing a class action lawsuit and civil penalties from the privacy watchdog following a significant data breach in 2022. A hacker reportedly moved undetected through Medibank's network for weeks, exploiting multiple security deficiencies and ignoring alerts raised by the system. The breach resulted in the leak of 529 gigabytes of sensitive customer data, which was published on the dark web under various provocative file names. The class action alleges that Medibank failed to implement security measures, including multi-factor authentication and proper monitoring of IT changes. The Federal Court is deliberating whether to consolidate the class action and the privacy watchdog's case. Medibank's legal representation has criticized the class action as disorganized and evolving rapidly in its claims. 3 sources 53

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