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Re: Medibank - the Russians did it.
Reply #15 - Nov 13^th, 2022 at 8:36am

To think… Australia is at least 5 years behind with cyber security!
And the amount of scam text telling me I’m $5.40 in arrears with Linkt. I’m with another mob.. I rang them to report it and checked all is good.
Apparently some have clicked on the link and had their credit card fleeced.
What are credit banks/card police doing? Aren’t they supposed to recognise odd behaviour and put a stop to it? Years ago that’s what they did for my credit card when unusual activity began. So why not that good service now?
Oh and yesterday I get a call from what looks like a nsw/Sydney number…. But says it’s from Bonang Victoria.
Supposedly eBay cold calling me! Then it’s disconnected… like as if I’m supposed to ring back? Like dam hell I will. Screen shot and reported sent to spoof@ebay. Even people not in eBay get these phoney calls.

Now back to Medibank and outdated cyber security…. There’s experts now working on it and located these hackers… so our “experts” here are hacking the hackers.
It’s good message to put out there in the world for next cyber breach. Instead of us looking like sitting ducks.
I bet our experts are clever teens and I hope they get paid well.
We need to employ our own clever hackers for our own benefit.
But…. this does not address our outdated cybersecurity.

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Re: Medibank - the Russians did it.
Reply #16 - Nov 13^th, 2022 at 9:15am

Sophia wrote on Nov 13^th, 2022 at 8:36am:

And the amount of scam text telling me I’m $5.40 in arrears with Linkt. I’m with another mob.. I rang them to report it and checked all is good.

I had a funny text on my mobile yesterday (I usually have all unknown numbers blocked for both calls and text messages but I was expecting a text from a company who's number wasn't stored in my phone).

The text message said:

From PAYPAL:

Your PayPal verification code is 123456 (that wasn't the real number, of course).

1. I don't have a PayPal account.
2. If I did have one I wouldn't be logging into it at 12:20am (which was the time the message was sent).

I don't know if the number in the message was a link to click on? It didn't show as a link when I looked at the message in the call blocker app I'm using (which was temporarily turned off as I mentioned earlier).

If it was actually a link (in the phone's normal messaging app) and I clicked ... sorry, tapped on it no doubt it would lead to some malware infested website. I deleted the message straight away.

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39511 Gender:	Re: Medibank - the Russians did it. Reply #17 - Nov 13^th, 2022 at 9:47am and putin has said he will not deport any russian for any cyber crime. so he has given them all the green light
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Re: Medibank - the Russians did it.
Reply #18 - Nov 24^th, 2022 at 10:31am

Just checked the log of blocked calls and messages on my mobile (the call blocker app I'm using gives me the option to view blocked calls and texts if I wish to do so - I check every so often in case I've missed something legitimate).

Got this text just before 6 o'clock last night:

From "Google" (my quotation marks).

Your Messenger verification code is G-240*** (my asterisks).

I don't have or want Google Messages (which is the correct name, btw).

The code was underlined so it must have been a link to goodness knows where.

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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 8397 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: Medibank - the Russians did it. Reply #19 - Dec 5^th, 2022 at 10:09am lol... they're still trying. Received on the 3rd but I just noticed it this morning when I checked for blocked calls and texts. Different code this time (and I still don't have or want Google Messages).
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Re: Medibank - the Russians did it.
Reply #20 - Dec 5^th, 2022 at 10:21am

Cheaper and safer to get mugged in an alleyway old school style than with Cyber.

Oh how so many jumped to the Cyber 'window' of convenience - just tap and go suckers. To think you all wanted a 'cashless' society. So convenient now to lose your money and you don't even get to look the thieves in the eyes. Banks won't be held responsible to any major level of security. You either bank with them or you don't.

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AIMLESS EXTENTION OF KNOWLEDGE HOWEVER, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK YOU REALLY MEAN BY THE TERM 'CURIOSITY', IS MERELY INEFFICIENCY. I AM DESIGNED TO AVOID INEFFICIENCY.

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Re: Medibank - the Russians did it.
Reply #21 - Dec 6^th, 2022 at 6:05am

lol... and another "Google Messenger verification code" SMS arrived on my mobile yesterday after I checked my blocked calls and texts.

I've now specifically blocked the sender (which just shows as Google - even though it isn't) so any more of these won't even show up when I check from now on.

I think it's hilarious but the people who fall for these scams daily probably don't.

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Re: Medibank - the Russians did it.
Reply #22 - May 22^nd, 2023 at 5:55pm

Sorry to bump up this old thread but...

Russia now knows who hacked Medibank, but it’s doing nothing about it

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Russian authorities are stonewalling the Australian Federal Police after its investigators provided detailed intelligence about the identity and location of the criminals responsible for hacking the Medibank Private data of millions of Australians.

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw has revealed his agency briefed Moscow via international policing agency Interpol on the individuals and groups responsible for the hack, but his Russian counterparts had provided no assistance in response.

No real surprise there.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 46487 Gender:	Re: Medibank - the Russians did it. Reply #23 - May 22^nd, 2023 at 6:15pm Russia is isolating itself from the world. Things will not go well for Russia overall. Not a team player. Still, Russian brides are still the most popular in Australia for some reason?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 131482 Gender:	Re: Medibank - the Russians did it. Reply #24 - May 22^nd, 2023 at 6:16pm "I have President Putin, he just said it’s not Russia. I will say this, I don’t see any reason why it would be.”
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Super Nova Gold Member Offline Posts: 3039 Everywhere Gender:	Re: Medibank - the Russians did it. Reply #25 - May 22^nd, 2023 at 7:20pm It is simple. They hack because our systems are hackable. Fix the security. A Russian does not mean the government. (it maybe). The system owners need to improve their security.
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Re: Medibank - the Russians did it.
Reply #26 - May 22^nd, 2023 at 7:57pm

Jasin wrote on May 22^nd, 2023 at 6:15pm:

Russia is isolating itself from the world.
Things will not go well for Russia overall.
Not a team player. Wink

Still, Russian brides are still the most popular in Australia for some reason?

We have many Russian Prostitutes here in Dubai. i expect they are popular because man, they are beautiful., I mean, stunning. Lenon must have only killed the ugly ones to improve the gene pool IMO.

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Re: Medibank - the Russians did it.
Reply #27 - May 24^th, 2023 at 2:52am

Bobby. wrote on Nov 11^th, 2022 at 3:19pm:

I think it's part of the war in Ukraine -

Putin is punishing us for getting involved.

Uhuh...

Australia: Here, Ukraine, have some bushmasters.

Russia: That is the last straw! Your private health insurance is gonna cop it! Let us see how well you get hospital cover, from now on.

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