‘Use of force’: How Medibank changed the fight on hackers

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Some of the most sensitive data to be obtained by hackers in Australian history has been published.A Russian network of hackers has put online private medical data including names, records of pregnancy terminations, HIV status, and treatment for drug and alcohol problems.The data was obtained in an attack on Medibank, and the vulnerability of the health insurer has now convinced the Australian government to unleash new capabilities against hackers around the world.Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on the powers our intelligence agencies have been building up for years and how they plan on using them.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram.Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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