Guardian Australia’s revelations being taken seriously by the government, human services minister Alan Tudge saysThe human services minister, Alan Tudge, has asked Australian federal police to investigate the sale of Medicare card details on a darknet auction site. The Guardian verified the data was genuine by requesting a Guardian staff member’s Medicare card details from the seller. https://t.co/yToExCkvEyGovernment agencies commonly monitor websites where criminal groups sell personal information to determine whether their data has been compromised. The Medicare machine: patient details of 'any Australian' for sale on darknet Read more“It’s very alarming to me if any of that data is finding its way into hands that it shouldn’t be,” he said. “Information security and privacy need to be fundamental, core priorities for all government agencies.

Source: The Guardian July 04, 2017 00:55 UTC