Year: 2019

Incident: NSW Policeman sent intimate photos from arrested woman’s phone to other officers via Facebook | SMH

Posted by Steven Kirby | Jan 22, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Data Handling, Insider Threat, Law & Legal, New South Wales, Police and Law Enforcement, Privacy, Privacy Breach, SMH - The Sydney Morning Herald, Social Media, State Government | 0 |

A former Sydney police officer is facing up to a year in jail after he took intimate images from an arrested woman’s phone and sent them to fellow officers on Facebook.

Quote: Kahlil Gibran “If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.”

Posted by Steven Kirby | Jan 18, 2019 | Quotes | 0 |

Cyber Security Quote: Kahlil Gibran “If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.”

Incident: AusTender becomes latest bait for phishers | iTnews

Posted by Steven Kirby | Jan 15, 2019 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Email, Email Phishing, Email Spear Phing and Business Email Compromise (BEC), Federal Government, Government Agency, iTnews, Scam | 0 |

Phishers are targeting would-be tenderers to the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development with an email and fake AusTender landing page.

Incident: Fisheries Qld blames bad update for password ‘fault’ | iTnews

Posted by Steven Kirby | Jan 14, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Configuration, Government Agency, iTnews, Queensland, State Government | 0 |

Fisheries Queensland has blamed a software bug introduced via an update for an incident that left users of its Fishnet Secure portal exposed over the break.

Incident: Yet another Qld cop charged with hacking, One of four to face charges since December | iTnews

Posted by Steven Kirby | Jan 11, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Hacked, Insider Threat, iTnews, Police and Law Enforcement, Queensland, State Government, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

The 33-year-old has been charged with “Computer Hacking and Misuse” after allegedly accessing the Queensland Police Service computer systems and information inappropriately.

Incident: First National ‘dealing with authorities’ after reported information leak | ZDNet

Posted by Steven Kirby | Jan 8, 2019 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Data Breach, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Real Estate and Property Management, ZDNet | 0 |

Australian real estate network First National has reportedly had information it held on job applicants leaked online.

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Incident: Sumo slammed by data breach, as energy and internet customers have details leaked | SHM

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Year: 2019

Quote: Kahlil Gibran “If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.”

Incident: AusTender becomes latest bait for phishers | iTnews

Incident: Fisheries Qld blames bad update for password ‘fault’ | iTnews

Incident: Yet another Qld cop charged with hacking, One of four to face charges since December | iTnews

Incident: First National ‘dealing with authorities’ after reported information leak | ZDNet

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