AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-03-27
Commentary: Fallout from the Latitiue incident continues, Rio Tinto and QIRM join the list. Government considering Tech sector liability for cyber. More videos this week.
Incident: Skin cancer survey hack may have ‘compromised’ personal details, Medicare numbers of participants | ABC News (Australia)
By Steven Kirby on Mar 27, 2023 Australian Medical Privacy Breach, 20 March 2023 Skin cancer survey hack may have ‘compromised’ personal details, Medicare numbers of participants QIMR …
Video: David Whiteman on Steve Austin ABC Radio Brisbane
By QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute on Mar 27, 2023 03:56 am
Video: Better Cyber Futures – Security, Resilience and Citizenship
By ANU TV on Mar 27, 2023 In this video recorded at the Australian National University on Saturday the 18th of March, 2023 leading experts in the field of cyber and national security …
Video: ‘A lot more could be done’: Cyber conference to address threats
By Sky News Australia on Mar 27, 2023 A conference in Canberra is underway to spotlight how industries and businesses need to evolve in order to combat developing cybersecurity threats.Australian…
Video: Cyber security expert’s latest tips on how to avoid hard-to-spot scams | A Current Affair
By A Current Affair on Mar 27, 2023 Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/v6PJ50GjSKI | They’re a dime a dozen in 2023 and scams are not slowing down, coming in all forms through calls, text messages…
Video: Data of over 300,000 customers stolen in Latitude Financial cyberattack | 9 News Australia
By 9 News Australia on Mar 27, 2023 An Australian finance company said it has had the data of over 300,000 customers stolen in a “sophisticated and malicious cyberattack”. Subscribe and 🔔: htt…
Video: Sydney Trains CEO rules out cyber attack as cause of city’s rail chaos | ABC News
By ABC News (Australia) on Mar 27, 2023 Sydney trains have returned but an investigation continues into why a communications failure caused the entire network to shut down, stranding thousands of p…
Video: Cyber security one of the ‘biggest threats’ to Australia’s defence and businesses
By Sky News Australia on Mar 27, 2023 Independent MP Allegra Spender says the government should be looking into banning TikTok on all government devices. “I take the reports coming out of the US…
Video: Police arrest four Australians over role in international cybercrime | ABC News
By ABC News (Australia) on Mar 27, 2023 Federal police have arrested four members of an alleged cybercriminal syndicate which allegedly stole more than $1.7 million from Australian and overseas vic…
Incident: Rio Tinto says staff’s personal data may have been hacked in memo after an attack on GoAnywhere software | ABC News (Australia)
By Steven Kirby on Mar 26, 2023 Australian Cyber Attack, 23 March 2023 Incident: Rio Tinto says staff’s personal data may have been hacked in memo after an attack on GoAnywhere …
Quote: Kirsten Manthorne “You are an essential ingredient in our ongoing effort to reduce Security Risk.”
By Steven Kirby on Mar 26, 2023 Quote: Kirsten Manthorne “You are an essential ingredient in our ongoing effort to reduce Security Risk.” Posted by Steven Kirby | Mar 26, 2023 | …
Personal data of Rio Tinto’s Aussie staff may have been hacked – memo
By Anonymous on Mar 24, 2023 By Harish Sridharan Payroll information, like payslips and overpayment letters, of a small number of employees from January 2023 had possibly been …
Four arrests over $1.7m cybercrime laundering operation
By Anonymous on Mar 24, 2023 A cybercrime syndicate accused of a series of sophisticated online scams alongside a money laundering operation using fake IDs has been disrupted …
More Proposed Changes to the Privacy Act
By Eliza Sinclair on Mar 24, 2023 After significant data breaches in Australia in 2022, and the big increase in penalties and consequences, the Office of the Australian Information …
Rio Tinto’s Australian staff may have had personal data stolen in hack
By Harish Sridharan on Mar 24, 2023 Personal data of Rio Tinto Ltd’s former and current Australian employees may have been stolen by a cybercriminal group, according to a staff memo …
Rio Tinto says staff’s personal data may have been hacked in memo after an attack on GoAnywhere software
By ABC News on Mar 24, 2023 Personal data of Rio Tinto Ltd’s former and current employees may have been stolen by a cybercriminal group, according to a staff memo. Payroll …
Gov needs to rebuild bridges with CISOs: Paterson
By Ry Crozier on Mar 23, 2023 Liberal senator James Paterson has urged the government to build trust and psychological safety mechanisms that encourage the private sector to share …
Latitude Financial warns of ‘large-scale information theft’
By Ry Crozier on Mar 23, 2023 Latitude Financial is now dealing with “large-scale information theft” above and beyond what it has so far disclosed after a cyber attack. The …
Gov flags possible tech sector liability for cyber security
By Richard Chirgwin on Mar 23, 2023 The federal government is considering making the tech sector bear more liability for insecure products, according to cyber security minister Clare …
Indigenous health organisation says personal details of 8,000 people accessed in cyber attack
By By Kristy Sexton-McGrath and Charlie McKillop on Mar 23, 2023 The personal information of more than 8,000 staff and clients of a health organisation that services remote communities in Queensland was accessed in …
Health worker sacked over ‘serious breach’ of patients’ privacy as ACT government investigates data misuse
By By Markus Mannheim on Mar 22, 2023 The ACT government has sacked one employee and stood down two others as it investigates what it says is a “serious” and “deliberate” misuse of …
Cybercrime levels prompt Australian Federal Police restructure
By Richard Chirgwin on Mar 22, 2023 The Australian Federal Police is citing the complexity of dealing with cybercrime as one of the drivers behind a restructure announced today. Under …
Latitude Financial data breach widens as fears over copies of driver’s licences grow
By 9News on Mar 22, 2023 Latitude Financial has today released a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) which confirms fears foreshadowed two days ago that the data …
Greens push to legislate the ‘right to log off’ from work
By Justin Hendry Editor on Mar 21, 2023 The Greens are leading a push to allow workers to ignore emails, calls and texts outside of working hours, introducing legislation that would see …
Skin cancer survey hack may have ‘compromised’ personal details, Medicare numbers of participants
By By national technology reporter Danny Tran on Mar 21, 2023 Australia’s biggest skin cancer study has been hit by an unpublicised data breach, with the personal details of more than 1,000 people feared to have …
Latitude Financial, skin cancer survey hack are some of the latest cyber attacks. What to do if you think you’re at risk
By ABC News on Mar 20, 2023 There’s been two more major data breaches from cyber hacks. Last week, it was Latitude Financial, in one of the first major hacks on a financial …
ASX 200 stock IPH sinks 12% following cyber attack update
By Monica O’Shea on Mar 21, 2023 ASX 200 stock IPH sinks 12% following cyber attack update ASX 200 stock IPH sinks 12% following cyber attack update ASX 200 stock IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH) is …
Home Affairs’ Marc Ablong destined for new national security role
By Ry Crozier on Mar 21, 2023 Home Affairs’ deputy secretary for strategic iniatives Marc Ablong is set to shift to a new “national security role”, prompting a reshuffle that also …
Business needs single cyber incident report portal: Productivity Commission
By Richard Chirgwin on Mar 21, 2023 The Productivity Commission has urged the government to give business a single cyber incident reporting portal to simplify the burden of a growing …
