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Health Data for Sale: Inside the GP Medicare Data Harvesting Scam

The festive season should be a time of celebration. But for thousands of Australians each year, it's when scammers strike.

Health Data for Sale: Inside the GP Medicare Data Harvesting Scam

This report examines a surge in Medicare-related scams during the festive season, where one in three scam sessions involved health data fraud. Attackers impersonated local GP clinics and used partial Medicare details to build credibility, with 78% of PII requests focused on healthcare information. The activity suggests a coordinated effort to harvest and resell sensitive data through black market aggregators.

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