Medibank Data Breach Led to Over 11,000 Cybercrime Incidents, Police Say

Victoria Police say they want an expansion of state laws to allow them to ’search and seize' data from cloud services.
Medibank Data Breach Led to Over 11,000 Cybercrime Incidents, Police Say
People walk past a Medibank store on Elizabeth Street in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 10, 2022. AAP Image/Diego Fedele
Rex Widerstrom
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Police in Victoria are seeing “significant growth in individual and organised criminal activity” online, which they attribute to the “anonymity, relatively low risk, wide reach and high yield cybercrime can offer.”

In a submission to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, police say Victorians report more than 2,000 cyber-crimes each month, with a rolling 12-month average total loss to victims of almost $400 million.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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