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A Medibank customer has revealed why she doesn't care if her 'relatively sensitive' medical records have been released by Russian hackers.
The hackers are believed to have released all remaining stolen data from Medibank - putting the personal information of up to 9.7million Australians at risk.
Australia's biggest health insurer's entire system was exposed to a breach by an international crime syndicate last month, with the criminals demanding the company pay a $15million ransom.
Medibank refused to meet the demand and, after weeks of releasing dribs and drabs of files, the hackers published their final - and biggest - trove of data yet on Thursday.
'Happy Cyber Security Day!!!,' the hackers said in a vile message posted alongside a folder. 'Added folder full. Case closed.'
But Jane from Melbourne told the Daily Mail she said her - and her friends' - overwhelming feeling was apathy rather than anger.
It's time for the 9.7million Australians affected by the Medibank breach to give the Russian hackers a proverbial middle finger, says Jane
'I don't care if my relatively sensitive medical records somehow escape the dark web, and I don't care if they're sold onto cyber criminals who then steal my ID or try to extort me,' the 43-year-old said.
'I don't care if my boss, colleagues or acquaintances somehow get to know details of my GP visits because guess what? Just about everyone has stuff going on in their lives, and their health.'
The mother-of-one said she started protecting herself with a few simple steps log before Medibank was 'done over'.
'I don't respond to dodgy texts, or emails. I always call a company to check their account and BSB before I deposit large amounts of money. I do regular checks on my credit score,' she said.
During the saga, politicians close to tears have called the hackers 'criminal low life's' who have committed a 'dog act', while causing Australians to feel violated, distressed and sick to their stomach.
'I have no doubt that many Aussies have been feeling anxious and violated, and I do feel for those who are in dangerous situations and want to remain as anonymous as possible,' Jane said.
'But now that there's 9.7million of us apparently all in this together, I think it's time to give the hackers a proverbial middle finger, take the advised safety precautions, and get on with our lives.'
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