Select Page

Quarterly report: Individuals and organisations reported 364 cyber security incidents | CERT NZ

This is the first report released by CERT NZ, reports will be made quarterly and released a month after the period ends.

In this first report we analysed a range of trends in local cyber security data since we launched in April 2017.

Individuals and organisations reported 364 cyber security incidents to CERT NZ. Many of these incidents were phishing attacks – 96 incidents or 34% of the total.

Several New Zealanders have suffered financial losses due to cyber security incidents. These total more than $700,000 in the last three months alone, according to the reports we have received.

We received a spike of ransomware attacks in mid-May due to Wannacry, the international ransomware attack. WannaCry only accounted for six of these reports in New Zealand.

Source: Quarterly report | CERT NZ

About The Author

Steven Kirby

I provide independent and practical consultancy services through raising awareness and fostering the energy for change that delivers improved business management of information security governance, risk and compliance.

Leave a reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Please follow the Source link to the original article to support the content owner. We only provide a brief summary with metadata to assist in categorisation.

More Australian News

North Korean companies employing fraudulent online workers hit with fresh sanctions

The federal government has hit two North Korean companies and "shadow bankers" with sanctions for employing fraudulent online workers who help … [...]

ABC wipes staff devices exposed to new, sophisticated cyber attack

The ABC has wiped staff devices that were exposed to a new, sophisticated cyber attack carried out as part of a broader campaign to track and even … [...]

ABC wipes staff devices after sophisticated spyware campaign using online ads | ABC NEWS

The ABC has wiped staff devices exposed to a new cyberattack linked to a spyware campaign by an Israeli company. Researchers uncovered an operation using online ads to infect devices, [...]

Exclusive: Sydney-based visualisation firm Virtual Ideas hit by Lamashtu ransomware attack

Ransomware group Lamashtu claims Australian victim; hackers publish 35 gigabytes of data to the dark web. • Thu, 22 Oct 2026 • Security *]:clear-none … [...]

Exclusive: Campbelltown Anglican Schools Council investigating cyber incident following ransomware claims

The Gentlemen strikes again, this time listing St Peter’s Anglican School on its leak site; student data potentially compromised. • Thu, 22 Oct 2026 • … [...]

AGL hits half-million milestone with passkey adoption

Key points AGL has reached 500,000 unique customer enrolments for passkeys since introducing them in December last year, lifting its overall adoption … [...]

Attorney-general urged to step in as court data breach concerns grow

An integrity crisis in Australia's court system has deepened, prompting calls from the Coalition and the Greens for the Attorney-General to step in … [...]

Australian government sites taken down after discovery of PHP flaw | ABC NEWS

Some of the world’s biggest websites, including Australian government sites have been temporarily taken down after AI uncovered vulnerabilities in programming language PHP. About 75 per cent of the world’s [...]

TPG accuses Aussie Broadband of being behind millions of scam calls to Vodafone | ABC NEWS

TPG has accused Aussie Broadband of not investigating and stopping bad actors. It comes as a new data from Vodafone found 98 per cent of the millions of scams calls [...]

Vodafone's owner accuses rival Aussie Broadband of being behind millions of scam calls to customers

Vodafone's owner has accused its rival, Aussie Broadband, of being involved as a carrier in almost all of the scam calls made to its customers in a … [...]

Australian government sites among those exposed to 'critical' PHP software flaw

Australia's own cybersecurity agency was among the government websites affected by vulnerabilities in a widely used internet programming language … [...]

Raising the stakes: CIRMP governance, independent assurance and graduated civil penalties under the proposed tranche 2 SOCI reforms

What you need to know On 30 June 2026, the Department of Home Affairs released a consultation paper Streamlining and Modernising the Security of … [...]

The Rental Privacy Shake-Up: What NSW’s New Laws Mean for Agents and Renters | Stanton & Stanton

Real estate agents, landlords and tenants in New South Wales should be aware of the recent passing of the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Protection … [...]

...While cyber security practices have, for a period of time, focused on the security of personal information and other data, attacks on operational … [...]

ClickFit: Business Email Compromise (BEC) | Australian Federal Police

Think of ClickFit like road safety for processing payments STOP your scroll CHECK before you pay PROTECT your business How Does Business Email Compromise … [...]

What next? Canva’s most recent third-party incident a ‘textbook case’ of supply chain risk

Canva may not have been directly hacked, but one of its tools definitely was – and that’s just as risky, says BlueVoyant’s managing director APAC, … [...]

Report: Australian cyber executives threatened physically by hackers

Ransomware actors are increasingly turning to violent new tactics in pursuit of a payday, and staff and families are paying the price. • Tue, 20 Oct … [...]

Victorian councils crack down on smart glasses at pools and gyms over privacy concerns

A growing number of councils across Victoria are moving to ban smart glasses from public facilities, including swimming pools, childcare centres, … [...]

Jobseekers scammed out of money, and worse in LinkedIn scams | ABC NEWS

Jobseekers are being warned of a rise in recruitment scammers on LinkedIn. The ACCC says it received 138 scam reports on LinkedIn in just two months. Professor Ryan Ko says [...]

How Australian class action risk is shifting

Australia is a highly active class action forum, leaving businesses exposed to costly and burdensome litigation. [...]

Cyber resilience: securing Australia's energy transition

Watch: Cyber resilience and the energy transition Ross Phillipson explores the cyber security risks and opportunities arising from the energy … [...]

Exclusive: Hunter Neurology investigating patient data breach claims

The n0n ransomware group says it has tens of thousands of patient records as healthcare provider Hunter Neurology investigates a possible third-party … [...]

Exclusive: Poole Group investigating LockBit ransomware attack

An Aussie accounting firm is listed as a hacking victim; OAIC and the Australian Taxation Office have been informed of the incident. Daniel Croft and … [...]

Australia’s peak cyber security body welcomes Essential Eight evolution

The ASD’s new Essentials framework is a step in the right direction, says the Australian Information Security Association. • Fri, 16 Oct 2026 • … [...]

Shares
Share This

Discover more from Australian Cyber Aware

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading