A new cyber taskforce will supposedly 'hack the hackers' behind the Medibank breach. It could put a target on Australia's back

  • Written by: Mamoun Alazab, Associate Professor, College of Engineering, IT and Environment, Charles Darwin University
A new cyber taskforce will supposedly 'hack the hackers' behind the Medibank breach. It could put a target on Australia's backShutterstock

The Australian government is launching an offensive against cybercriminals, following a data breach that has exposed millions of people’s personal information.

On November 12, Minister for Cyber Security Clare O'Neil announced a taskforce to “hack the hackers” behind the recent Medibank data breach.

The taskforce will...

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