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AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-06-26

by Steven Kirby | Jun 27, 2023 | Featured, Monthly Australian News | 0 |

Australian Info and Cyber Security Last Week 26th June 2023: Efos machine provider Smartpay impacted OZ and NZ customers. Libraries Tasmania had an old-school data handling incident, placing PII on this public website. The HWL Ebsworth Lawyers breach is continuing to expose clients with the Big 4 banks and the Department of Defence joining the growing list. And to finish off we welcome our new National Cybersecurity Co-Ordinator, Air Marshal Darren Goldie.

AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-06-12

by Steven Kirby | Jun 12, 2023 | Featured, Monthly Australian News | 0 |
AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-06-05

by Steven Kirby | Jun 7, 2023 | Featured, Monthly Australian News | 0 |

Australian InfoSec Incidents and Audits Issues

Incident: Dymocks warns customers of data breach after account information leaked on dark web | ABC News (Australia)

Sep 8, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, Retail

Australian Retail Privacy Breach, 08 September 2023: Dymocks warns customers of data breach after account information leaked on dark web. Customers’ addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and membership details may have been compromised.

Incident: Defence Housing Australia investigates third-party provider hack exposure | iTnews

Sep 7, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Building and Construction, Defence and Military, Federal Government, iTnews, Managed Services Provider

Australian Defence Agencies Third-Party Breach, 07 September 2023. Defence Housing Australia and Department of Veterans’ Affairs investigates third-party provider hack exposure. The breached service provider was not identified.

Incident: Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers’ details, claims ShinyHunters hacking group | Bitdefender

Sep 6, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Cloud, Confidentiality, In the Press, Privacy, Retail

Australian Fastfood Company Hacked, 06 September 2023: Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers’ details, claims ShinyHunters hacking groups. Unauthorised access gained to companies Amazon Web Services buckets claiming to have exfiltrated 30 million customer order records.

Incident: University of Sydney caught up in third-party data breach | iTNews

Sep 1, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Education and Training, iTnews, New South Wales, Privacy, Third-Party Risk

Australian University Third-Party Data Breach, 1 September 2023: The University of Sydney has disclosed a data breach potentially affecting international students. The data breach involved a third-party provider, still undisclosed.

Incident: Thousands of donors to Australian charities, including Cancer Council and Canteen, have data leaked to dark web | ABC News (Australia)

Aug 23, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Third-Party Risk

Australian Telemarketer Breach, 23 August 2023: Pareto Phone, a Brisbane-based telemarketing company that contacts potential donors on behalf of charities, was hacked by cybercriminals in April. 70 charities, including Amnesty International Australia, Australian Conservation Foundation, Wilderness Society, Cancer Council Cancer, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Canteen, Heart Foundation, and Medecins Sans Frontieres.

Incident: Australian vocational and trades education centre hit by Lockbit | iTWire

Jul 19, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Education and Training, iTWire, Privacy, Ransomware

Australian Education Ransomware Attack, 19 July 2023: Australian Academy of Vocational Education and Trades trading as Academia, has been hit by the Windows ransomware group Lockbit 3.0. The attackers have given the organisation a deadline of 24 July to get in touch and presumably negotiate a ransom payment.

Incident: Fortescue Metals admits it suffered breach, Cl0p claims credit | iTWire

Jul 18, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, iTWire, Mining and Resources, Privacy, Third-Party Risk

Australian Mining Cyber Incident, 18 July 2023: Iron ore giant Fortescue Metals targeted by Russian ransomware group. Australian mining company confirms hack occurred on 28 May but data disclosed ‘was not confidential in nature’.

Audit: NSW’s local government audit found that 47% of councils did not have a cyber security plan | kirbyidau.com

Jul 13, 2023 | A05.35 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2023, Compliance, Local Government, New South Wales

Australian Audit Failure June 13 2023: NSW’s local government audit found that 47% of councils did not have a cyber security plan. IT policies and procedures were outdated or not in place at 43 councils.

Incident: Ventia takes systems offline to contain cyber attack | iTnews

Jul 11, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Critical Infrastructure, iTnews, Services

Australian Critical Infrastructure Attack, 11 July 2023: Australian critical infrastructure company Ventia has been breached in an online attack. Ventia specialises in long-term operation, maintenance, and management of critical public and private assets and infrastructure.

Incident: Australian horse riding organisations caught up in cyber attack impacting 10,000 people | The Courier Mail

Jul 6, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Entertainment and Events, Privacy Breach, The Courier, Third-Party Risk, Victoria

Australian Event Management Incident, 06 July 2023: Australian critical infrastructure company Ventia has been breached in an online attack. Information including names, email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers and bank details.

Australian Info & Cyber Security News

Commentary on Australia's National Cyber Security Strategy
by Craig Nielsen, vice president Asia Pacific, GitLab on September 28, 2023
GUEST OPINION: Australia’s new Cyber Security Strategy to begin building six cyber shields around the nation comes at a time when it’s more important …
Gov stalls on some privacy reforms with conditional support
by Richard Chirgwin on September 28, 2023
The government has offered "in-principle" - conditional - support for over half of the recommendations from a two-year-long review of the Privacy …
Personal data to get greater protection, but targeted ads will keep coming
by Paul Sakkal on September 27, 2023
Australians are likely to gain new rights allowing them to demand tech companies erase data, sue for privacy invasions and avoid being targeted by …
Cyber risk: Directors’ duties and implications for M&A
by Luke Dawson on September 26, 2023
On 18 September 2023, ASIC Chair Joe Longo addressed the Australian Financial Review Cyber Summit on the topic of cyber preparedness. His message was …
APVMA added to HWL Ebsworth breach list
by Richard Chirgwin on September 25, 2023
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has confirmed that it was one of the federal government agencies impacted by the …
Australian Federal Police claw back $45m lost to BEC scammers
by Ry Crozier on September 25, 2023
The Australian Federal Police has claimed some success in thwarting in-progress business email compromise (BEC) scams, in cases where the incident is …
AFP saves mum and dad business from cyber criminals | Australian Federal Police
by Australian Federal Police on September 25, 2023
The AFP has returned $45 million to Australian businesses targeted by cyber criminals in the past three years. As the AFP today challenges the …
Aussies Warned Over Cyber-Security Risks After Large-Scale Hack
by The Project on September 24, 2023
Sixty-five government departments and agencies have been caught up in the country’s latest ‘large scale’ cyber-attack on legal firm HWL Ebsworth, with stark ...
Federal government rolls out plan to protect Aussies from cyber attacks | 9 News Australia
by 9 News Australia on September 24, 2023
One year on since the Optus cyber attack, Home Affairs Minister has revealed part of the Federal government’s plan to protect Australians from future breache...
Troy Hunt scours the dark web for your stolen data — but he's just trying to help
by By Julian Fell on September 22, 2023
He's just "a dude on the web", but Troy Hunt has ended up playing an oddly central role in global cybersecurity. In April, the US Federal Bureau of …
Pizza Hut says nearly two-hundred thousand customers affected by data breach
by By Caitlin Rawling on September 21, 2023
Nearly 200,000 Pizza Hut Australia customers have had their data leaked, following a cyber attack earlier this month. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for …
Medibank incurred $7.5 million in direct tech costs after cyber attack
by Richard Chirgwin on September 21, 2023
Medibank has revealed a breakdown of its $46.4 million data breach expense amount incurred after a high-profile cyber incident last year. In the …

Information Security Memes

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Security quotes and wisdoms

Quotes

Quote: Meera Srinivasan “Home is where the Heart is …”

by Steven Kirby | Sep 17, 2023 | Awareness, Quotes | 0 |

Quotes and Memes: Home is where the Heart is. Don't let damage to your home wipe out your hard earned savings. Protect your home, secure your assets- Meera Srinivasan

Quote: Chinese Proverb “When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning…”

by Steven Kirby | Jul 30, 2023 | Awareness, Quotes | 0 |
Quote: Elijah Shaw “In the battle of real world vs…”

by Steven Kirby | May 28, 2023 | Awareness, Quotes | 0 |
Quote: Kirsten Manthorne “You are an essential ingredient in our ongoing effort to reduce Security Risk.”

by Steven Kirby | Mar 26, 2023 | Awareness, Quotes | 0 |
Quote: H. Stanley Judd “The ultimate security is your understanding of reality.”

by Steven Kirby | Dec 11, 2022 | Awareness, Quotes | 0 |
Quote: Gilda Radner “There is no real security except for whatever you …”

by Steven Kirby | Nov 13, 2022 | Awareness, Quotes | 0 |

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Incident: Dymocks warns customers of data breach after account information leaked on dark web | ABC News (Australia)

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Incident: Defence Housing Australia investigates third-party provider hack exposure | iTnews

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Audit: NSW's local government audit found that 47% of councils did not have a cyber security plan | kirbyidau.com

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Audit: Australian Senate Estimates reveals 435 Chinese-made surveillance devices found at defence sites

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