Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on 13 million Australians having medical information stolen and sold on the dark web - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Nearly 13 million Australians have had their medical data stolen and sold on the dark web, following a recent hack.

Names, addresses, phone numbers and prescriptions were among the information stolen in a MediSecure hack in May.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says the information is being sold for over $25,000.

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