Australian Info and Cyber Security Last Week 26th June 2023
Well, a very busy week on the news front with several new breaches. I documented Smartpay and Libraries Tasmania, there are a few that I have not gotten to yet.

Efos machine provider Smartpay impacted OZ and NZ customers, I will be covering more NZ incidents and news going forward.

Libraries Tasmania had an old-school data handling incident, placing PII on this public website.

The HWL Ebsworth Lawyers breach is continuing to expose clients with the Big 4 banks and the Department of Defence joining the growing list.

And to finish off we welcome our new National Cybersecurity Co-Ordinator, Air Marshal Darren Goldie.

Steve…K.

UPDATED: Incident: Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth hit by Russian-linked Blackcat ransomware attack | The Guardian

By Steven Kirby on Jun 11, 2023 Australian Law Firm Ransomware Attack, 02 May 2023: Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth hit by Russian-linked Blackcat ransomware attack. Hacking 4TB of …

Students learn about cyber security – Central Coast News

By Anonymous on Jun 26, 2023 tudents from Kariong Mountains High School and Brisbane Water Secondary College, Umina and Woy Woy campuses, learned about safe online skills and …

iTWire – Don’t even think about cyber insurance until you’ve covered the basics first

By Barracuda Networks on Jun 26, 2023 GUEST OPINION: Paul Crighton, Managing Director ANZ at Barracuda Networks People and businesses take out insurance to cover their potential losses …

ASIC announces cyber resilience survey

By Keith Ford on Jun 26, 2023 The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called for responses to its cyber pulse survey, which it said will be one of the …

‘This isn’t a game’: PM asserts cyber security review to remain secret

By Sky News Australia on Jun 26, 2023 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed a secret review into the government’s response to recent cyber attacks will not be made public, as Air …

Tech outage affected some funds in cyber incident: Australian investment fund Perpetual – ET CIO

By ET CIO on Jun 26, 2023 In Perpetual’s case, one of its third-party unit registry systems was compromised, impacting clients’ access to its main investor login portal …

Cyber attacks double for Australian businesses – Ragtrader

By Anonymous on Jun 26, 2023 More than two in 10 businesses (22%) experienced a cyber security attack during the 2021-22 financial year, Australian Bureau of Statistics data …

Australian fallout from massive cyber breach that caught PwC set to grow

By Nick Bonyhady on Jun 26, 2023 The spokesman said PwC had stopped using MOVEit as soon as it became aware of the breach, launched an investigation and spoke to clients whose files …

The rise of AI employees: the future workforce or a risk for companies?

By Anna Kerr on Jun 26, 2023 I employees are ready for hire, but what are the opportunities and risks for companies looking to adopt a more digital workforce?

Incident: Human error, not data breach, behind Port Arthur staff information appearing ‘live’ on library website | ABC News (Australia)

By Steven Kirby on Jun 26, 2023 Australian Library Data Handling Incident, 20 June 2023 Human error, not data breach, behind Port Arthur staff information appearing ‘live’ on library …

Incident: AU and NZ – SmartPay investigating breach after ransomware attack | iTnews

By Steven Kirby on Jun 26, 2023 04:07 am Australian Eftpos Ransomware Attack, 19 June 2023 Australian and New Zealand listed company SmartPay investigating breach after ransomware attack The …

Albanese government appoints Australia’s first National Cybersecurity Co-Ordinator

By Sky News Australia on Jun 26, 2023 The Albanese Government has appointed Air Marshal Darren Goldie as Australia’s first National Cybersecurity Co-Ordinator. Air Marshal Goldie has spent 30 yea…

Cyber attack victims left in the dark

By Senator James Paterson on Jun 26, 2023

Russian cyber hackers compromise top-secret defensive data in historic breach

By Sky News Australia on Jun 26, 2023 There are concerns over data obtained by Russian cyber hackers from law firm HWL Ebsworth this week after more than 2.5 million documents were downloaded acr…

Australia’s privacy monitor hit by cyber attack

By Sky News Australia on Jun 26, 2023 ustralia’s peak privacy body that monitors potential breaches has fallen victim to a cyber attack.The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has …

Russian cyber criminals hack major law firm containing Australian government documents

By Sky News Australia on Jun 26, 2023 A crisis group has been set up and daily talks are going on as investigations continue over a hack on major Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth.The law firm has…

Face scans get gov’t nod to combat cyber crime

By Cassandra Bedwell on Jun 25, 2023 Australians will use biometric data, such as an image of the face, to verify identity online under a government plan to fight cyber crime. The federal …

ASIC calls for generative AI clarity

By Kate Weber on Jun 22, 2023 The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) says that while business enthusiasm for artificial intelligence is high, many questions …

Perpetual ‘extended outage’ caused by security incident at third-party

By Ry Crozier on Jun 22, 2023 SX-listed wealth and asset management firm Perpetual Limited said a security incident at a third-party is behind an “extended outage” to some …