Company says it is unable to identify specific individuals affected by one of the largest breaches in Australian history
The electronic prescriptions provider MediSecure has revealed 12.9 million people, or almost half of the whole country, had their personal and health data stolen by hackers earlier this year in one of the biggest breaches in Australian history.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The company said the data included details such as full names, phone numbers, home addresses, Medicare numbers and the medications people were prescribed.
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