The Herald Sun reports:
Medibank has thanked the Albanese government for pursuing the Russian hacker behind Australia’s worst cyber attack, although a leading IT security expert warns it is unlikely to deter further data breaches.
The government named Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov as the perpetrator of the October 2022 Medibank data breach, imposing new sanctions on the hacker over the Medibank attack.
The announcement marks the government’s first use of Australia’s autonomous cyber sanctions framework, making it a criminal offence punishable by up to 10 years’ jail to transact with Ermakov, including through cryptocurrency or ransomware payments.
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