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Meet Aleksandr Ermakov: The Russian Hacker Behind the Medibank Cyber Attack

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Australia imposes cyber sanctions on Aleksandr Ermakov for compromising data of millions

Australia has taken a significant step by invoking cyber sanctions on Russian individual Aleksandr Ermakov for his involvement in the breach of the Medibank Private network. Ermakov's role in the cyber attack that exposed the information of over 4 million Australians has been confirmed by government sources. This move marks a crucial use of cyber sanctions powers and reflects the severity of cyber threats faced by major institutions like Medibank in Australia. The sanctions on Ermakov serve as a warning to cybercriminals worldwide about the consequences of their actions.

Cyber sanctions in response to Medibank Private cyber attack (Minister for Foreign Affairs)

Australia has today used cyber sanctions powers on a Russian individual for his role in the breach of the Medibank Private network.

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Identity of Medibank hacker confirmed, government invokes cyber ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov has been named as the person behind the Medibank hack that compromised the information of more than 4 million Australians in ...

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Australia sanctions Russian hacker over Medibank cyberattack (SBS)

The federal government says it has used cyber sanctions powers on a Russian individual for his role in the breach of the Medibank Private network.

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Medibank hacker named as Aleksandr Ermakov by the Australian ... (The Australian Financial Review)

An alleged Russian cyber criminal has been hit with sanctions after cyber spies accused him of being the mastermind behind last year's hack on Medibank and ...

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Who is Aleksandr Ermakov? Russian citizen sanctioned by Australia ... (9News)

Aleksandr Ermakov's identity has been revealed to the world by the Australian government and intelligence agencies. Aleksandr Ermakov is a Russian citizen, who ...

Cyber sanction imposed on Russian cybercriminal for 2022 ... (Australian Cyber Security Centre)

Today Australia has imposed a cyber sanction under the Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 on Russian national Aleksandr Ermakov for his role in the compromise of ...

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Russian crim at centre of Medibank hack (NEWS.com.au)

Australia has slapped sanctions on Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov for his alleged role in the Medibank data breach.

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Who is Aleksandr Ermakov, the Russian 33-year-old linked to the ... (ABC News)

Major private health insurer Medibank Private was targeted in a cyber attack in October 2022. The personal data of up to 9.7 million customers — including ...

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Australia sanctions Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over 2022 ... (The Guardian)

Government uses cyber sanctions powers under Magnitsky laws for first time to target Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, alleged to be responsible for hack.

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Medibank hack: Russian sanctioned over Australia's worst data breach (BBC News)

Aleksandr Ermakov has been targeted for his role in a "devastating" cyber-attack which rattled the nation.

Cyber sanction in response to Medibank Private cyber attack (Department of Defence Ministers)

Australia has today used cyber sanctions powers on a Russian individual for his role in the breach of the Medibank Private network.

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'You can only make that mistake once': How the Australian Signals ... (9News)

Exclusive: He was good. Very good, in fact. But the Medibank hacker had a weakness: his ego. And this helped cyber warriors in the Australian Signals ...

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US and UK join Australia in hitting Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov ... (ABC News)

The United States and the United Kingdom have joined Australia in sanctioning Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov over what they say is his role in the Medibank ...

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