Hackers begin to post confidential Medibank data on dark web

Russian hackers  have begun posting confidential customer data from Medibank on the dark web.

The Daily Mail reports hundreds of names, addresses, birthdates and Medicare details were being posted under 'good-list' and 'naughty-list' on a blog belonging to the group on Wednesday morning. 

The scam calls to affected Medibank customers have already begun, with people being told they have an unpaid bill for a procedure at a hospital. 

The website said the hackers had demanded a ransom to stop them from releasing the data, but Medibank earlier this week said it would not pay it because it would encourage further crime.

Shortly after midnight, the group posted the first lists and warned it is about to drop even more but they 'need some time'. 

'Looking back that data is stored not very understandable format (table dumps) we'll take some time to sort it out,' they said. 

'We'll continue posting data partially, need some time to do it pretty.'

The group previously said it would release the personal data of Australian celebrities.

Read the full report here.