NSW woman hit with $1.8 million damages after cyberbreach

A Byron Bay woman is facing a huge damages bill in the United States after her PayPal account was hacked and used to trade counterfeit goods. The single mother had earlier been a victim of the massive Medibank data breach and is concerned the two incidents are linked though the medical insurer denies this. The case has highlighted the complexity of responding to hacking in a globalised world and the lack of support when people's data is exposed.