A Russian hacker has been named as one of the masterminds of the 2022 cyber attack on health insurer Medibank.
And for the first time, the Australian government has used its powers to sanction the cyber criminal, Aleksandr Ermakov, hoping to freeze his assets and restrict his travel.
Political reporter Matthew Doran has the story.
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