Russia-Based Group Identified as Hackers Behind Medibank Data Breach

Russia-Based Group Identified as Hackers Behind Medibank Data Breach
Medibank signage sits on top of the Medibank building in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 1, 2014. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has identified a group of “loosely affiliated” cyber criminals based in Russia as those behind the cyber attack on health insurer Medibank.

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw said the agency has been able to find the identities of the hackers but didn’t name them.

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