"Australia Sanctions Russian Hacker Behind Medibank Breach"
"Australia Sanctions Russian Hacker Behind Medibank Breach"
The Australian government has publicly named Aleksandr Ermakov, 33, a Russian cybercriminal, as responsible for the Medibank data breach, which affected 9.7 million people. Ekmakov has been issued a cyber sanction under the Australian Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 for his role in the incident in 2022. The cyberattack led to the publication of 9.7 million records on the dark web. This contained the personal information of Australian citizens, including names, dates of birth, Medicare numbers, and other sensitive medical data.