AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-03-20
Commentary: It was hard to miss the coverage of the Latitude Finance incident during the week. There were a lot more minor breaches and ransomware attacks reported which I have yet to cover. Coverage around scams had a bit more air time, and whether to ban TikToc or not.
IP firm IPH is latest Australian company to suffer data breach
March 16 (Reuters) – IPH Ltd (IPH.AX), an intellectual property (IP) services provider, on Thursday reported a data breach in a portion of its IT systems, becoming the latest Australian company to be targeted by hackers and sending its shares tumbling 12%. IPH said that on Monday it detected …
Drivers lose more than $660k to toll road scam as phishing attempts surge in Australia
By Mark Rigby on Mar 19, 2023. A road trip holiday that should have left Heidi Landford feeling relaxed has instead seen her fall victim to a toll road scam that is affecting …
Cyber security needs to improve following multiple cyber attacks
By Sky News Australia on Mar 19, 2023. There needs to be a greater focus on and improvements made with cyber security, says regulation and governance Professor Rob Nicholls. “There’s some …
China won’t ‘automatically’ change cyber behaviour as dialogue with Australia increases
By Sky News Australia on Mar 19, 2023. As the dialogue between Australia and China increases, people should not think Beijing will automatically change its cyber behaviour, former US …
Queensland phone, seatbelt cameras could face review amid ‘sexual privacy rights’ concerns
By By Owen Jacques on Mar 18, 2023. Rules that govern how public servants handle potentially explicit photographs taken by traffic cameras could be reviewed after a top civil liberties …
Latitude customers are furious: some have had data hacked before through Medibank and Optus
By By business reporter Emilia Terzon on Mar 18, 2023. Courtney Randall can only joke about how much of her personal information has been potentially leaked in a breach. “It’s a slap in the face,” she said. …
AI can fool voice recognition used to verify identity by Centrelink and Australian tax office
By Nick Evershed and Josh Taylor on Mar 17, 2023. A voice identification system used by the Australian government for millions of people has a serious security flaw, a Guardian Australia investigation has found. Centrelink and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) both give people the option of using a “voiceprint”, along with other information, to …
Western Sydney University creates CISO role
By Kate Weber on Mar 16, 2023. Western Sydney University has appointed former parliamentary cyber security director Nadia Taggart to the newly-created role of chief information …
IPH enters trading halt after ‘cyber incident’
By Staff Writer on Mar 15, 2023. ASX-listed IPH, which operates a group of intellectual property services firms, yesterday entered a trading halt to deal with a “cyber incident”. In a …
NSW government considers banning TikTok on all public sector devices
By Tamsin Rose and Josh Taylor on Mar 14, 2023. The New South Wales government is considering banning public sector employees from using TikTok on work devices, engaging federal cybersecurity agencies for advice amid concerns over the social video app’s links to China. As the federal government considers the security of the app, the NSW electoral …
Vocus’ Melbourne data centre hit by power outage
By Ry Crozier on Mar 14, 2023. Vocus will need to completely replace one of its uninterruptible power supply (UPSs) at its Melbourne data centre after a pair of power outages at … Read in browser »
AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-03-13
By Steven Kirby on Mar 13, 2023. Commentary: Well a bit of a change to a weekly format, monthly was too far out of date to be useful. The main news was the Federal Government with …
More scam protection for customers with the launch of ‘Westpac Verify’
By Anonymous on Mar 13, 2023. Westpac is launching a new layer of security to help protect customers from potential scams. Westpac Verify will alert customers if there …
Scams continue to ‘wreak’ damage on consumers, Australian economy, warns ACCC chief
By Gordon Peters on Mar 13, 2023. Scams continue to wreak tremendous personal and financial damage on consumers and the Australian economy, warned ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb when …
Deloitte probe into Optus data breach to be completed in May
By Sam Varghese on Mar 13, 2023. The findings of an investigation by professional services firm Deloitte into the Optus data breach, which came to light in September last year, will …
