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Bannister Law Class Actions and Centennial Lawyers said in a press release they had “joined forces” to investigate the hack.
Medibank confirmed yesterday that 9.7 million customers, including ahm and international customers, had their data accessed.
This included names, dates of birth, drivers licence numbers and addresses.
Almost half a million people also had their medical records accessed.
“We believe the data breach is a betrayal of Medibank Private’s customers and a breach of the Privacy Act,” the law firms said in a statement.
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“Medibank has a duty to keep this kind of information confidential.”
The two firms will investigate whether Medibank breached their privacy policy and the terms of their contract with customers.
The lawyers will also assess whether damages should be paid as a result of the breaches.
