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AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-11-27

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

Australian Cyber News Last Week – November 27th, 2023: Well, that was a busy week. The Australian government’s release of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy. I wrote up the TissuePath breach and followed down a rabbit hole of Core Desktop and AlphV (Black Cat). Optus CEO resigns, Changes to the SOCI act, Federal whole-of-government zero trust target, scale back of Metadata retention, and two-year delay on banning ransomware payments.

AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-11-20

by Steven Kirby | Nov 21, 2023 | Featured, Monthly Australian News | 0 |

Australian InfoSec Incidents and Audits Issues

Incident: NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records” | iTnews

Nov 29, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Federal Government, Insider Threat, iTnews, Privacy Breach

Australian Insider Threat, 29 November 2023: National Disability Insurance Agency NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records”. NDIA staffer charged with leaking participants’ data, acting NDIA provider also arrested.

Incident: Port Adelaide Football Club Hackers post Port files online

Nov 16, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, In the Press, South Australia, Sporting and Recreation

Australian Football Cyber Attack, 16 November 2023: Port Adelaide Football Club Hackers post Port files online. Member data is believed not to be compromised though members should be wary of communications from the club.

Incident: TissuPath data breach victim upset by delayed notification | ABC News (Australia)

Nov 14, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Managed Services Provider, Medical and Health Care, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Victoria

Australian Pathology Ransomware Attack, 14 November 2023: Australian pathology company Tissupath, reported a ransomware attack at a third-party IT supplier, Core Desktop. About 130,000 victims of a data hack at pathology company TissuPath in August involving referrals issued between 2011 and 2020 was to blame.

Incident: Major Australian port operator shuts down amid cyber security incident, impacting goods in and out of the country | ABC News (Australia)

Nov 11, 2023 | 12.06 Technical vulnerability management, ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Availability, Confidentiality, Critical Infrastructure, Data Breach, Transport and Logistics

Australian Ports Cyber Attack, 11 November 2023: Major Australian port operator DP World Australia shuts down amid cyber security incident, impacting goods in and out of the country. Operator failed to fix a critical IT vulnerability; the patch had been released over a month earlier.

Incident: SA Health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care | ABC News (Australia)

Oct 28, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Availability, Integrity, Medical and Health Care, South Australia, Third-Party Risk

Australian Patient Data, 28 October 2023: SA Health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care. Health information of 121 patients and the names and phone numbers of about 12,000 others was deleted by an “unauthorised third party.

Incident: The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here’s what we know | ABC News (Australia)

Oct 22, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, South Australia, Third-Party Risk

Australian Health Insurer Hacked, 28 October 2023: The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here’s what we know. 14,011 members may have been impacted by a cyber security incident involving a former third-party service provider.

Incident: Home Affairs, Administrative Appeals Tribunal websites hit by cyber attacks | SBS News

Oct 6, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Denial of Service, Federal Government, SBS News

Australian Denial of Service Attack, 06 October 2023: Home Affairs, Administrative Appeals Tribunal websites hit by cyber attacks. DDoS attack, impacted site access for about five hours.

Incident: Cybercriminals access patient information at Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital | 7News

Oct 5, 2023 | 7 NEWS Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Data Breach, Medical and Health Care, Victoria

Australian Patient Data Breach, 05 October 2023: Personal data of almost 200 patients exposed in hack of Melbourne hospital staff member’s email. Worker sent details about the patients to their personal email account, which was later hacked.

Incident: Ransomware gang posts 30GB of data it claims belongs to Victorian real estate group | cyberdaily.au

Oct 4, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, cyberdaily.au, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Real Estate and Property Management, Victoria

Australian Real Estate Ransomware Attack, 04 October 2023: Ransomware gang posts 30GB of data it claims belongs to Victorian real estate group. Ragnar Locker gang is claiming to have breached Network Pacific Real Estate following a failure in negotiations.

Incident: Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services company | ABC News (Australia)

Sep 15, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Managed Services Provider, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Victoria

Australian IT Services Ransomware Attack, 05 September 2023: Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services company. TissuPath, Strata Plan and Barry Plant Blackburn were all clients of Core Desktop.

Australian Info & Cyber Security News

Australian Information Commissioner Refuses to Investigate Employer Accessing Personal Emails
by GuardianAus on December 6, 2023
The Australian information commissioner refused to investigate an employer that allegedly accessed an employee’s personal emails, on the grounds the …
How the latest Privacy Act changes will impact small retailers - retailbiz
by by Dr Philip Bos on December 6, 2023
The Australian government just threw a curveball at the approximately 2.3 million small businesses in Australia with a shakeup of the Privacy Act. …
Optus confirms it has paid cash as compensation to customers affected by nationwide outage
by By business reporter Kate Ainsworth on December 6, 2023
Optus has confirmed it has paid compensation in cash to customers affected by its nationwide outage in early November, after the telco was widely …
Gov may mandate anti-scam strategy for businesses
by Kate Weber on December 5, 2023
Businesses could be made to develop, maintain, and implement an anti-scam strategy, under regulations being canvassed by the government. The proposal …
Westpac outage resolved after thousands of customers unable to access their accounts overnight following 'routine technology update'
by By Tom Williams on December 4, 2023
Westpac says its mobile and online banking services are "now restored and running as usual" after an overnight outage left some customers unable to …
Cyber attack on Sydney radiology company | 9 News Australia
by 9 News Australia on December 2, 2023
Police and cyber security experts are investigating an attack on a Sydney radiology company as fears of personal data being compromised lingers. | Subscribe ...
OAIC alleges Australian Clinical Labs hack resulted from lacklustre security measures
by Daniel Croft on December 1, 2023
Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) parent company Medlab back in February 2022 announced that it had suffered a cyber attack at the hands of the Quantum …
Government boosts Digital ID funding by $145.5m
by Ry Crozier on December 1, 2023
The federal government is set to put an extra $145.5 million into expanding the Digital ID system and scheme over the next four years, adding to the …
Services Australia vets customer data after Brisbane medical group breach
by Ry Crozier on December 1, 2023
Top Health Doctors, a Brisbane-based GP and skin cancer clinic group, experienced an email account compromise incident in September that may have …
Queensland passes mandatory data breach notification scheme
by Ry Crozier on November 30, 2023
Queensland’s parliament has passed a mandatory data breach notification scheme, affecting state agencies from mid-2025 and local governments from …
Incident: NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 "records" | iTnews
by Steven Kirby on November 29, 2023
Australian Insider Threat, 29 November 2023 National Disability Insurance Agency NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records” NDIA staffer …
NDIA staffer charged with leaking participants' data
by Jeremy Nadel on November 29, 2023
A National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) employee has been arrested and charged following an investigation into an insider leak of recipients' …

Information Security Memes

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Security quotes and wisdoms

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Quote: Denis Waitley “Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare….”

by Steven Kirby | Nov 5, 2023 | Awareness, Quotes | 0 |

Quotes and Memes: ""Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised"- Denis Waitley

Quote: Willa Cather “No one can build his security upon….”

by Steven Kirby | Oct 8, 2023 | 5.19 Information security in supplier relationships, Awareness, Quotes | 0 |
Quote: Meera Srinivasan “Home is where the Heart is …”

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

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Incident: NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 "records" | iTnews

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Incident: Port Adelaide Football Club Hackers post Port files online

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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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Quote: Denis Waitley "Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare...."

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