First Optus, then Woolworth’s My Deal, and now the latest business affected by a cybersecurity attack is Medibank.

In a statement, the insurance company accepted the personal data for some of its customers has been stolen, including Medicare cards, names, and dates of birth.

But why is the industry not including cybersecurity policies to protect their customer’s information?

Produced By: Eduardo Jordan

Featured In Story: Professor Sanjay Jha – Chief Scientist for the University of New South Wales Institute for Cybersecurity

First aired on The Wire, Thursday 20 October 2022