Australian Information and Cyber Security News
Round up of Information and Cyber Security incidents, adverse audit reports, media news, social media post, articles, and commentary with an Australian focus (a bit of New Zealand too)
- Australian Information Commissioner Refuses to Investigate Employer Accessing Personal Emailsby GuardianAus on December 6, 2023
The Australian information commissioner refused to investigate an employer that allegedly accessed an employee’s personal emails, on the grounds the …
- How the latest Privacy Act changes will impact small retailers - retailbizby by Dr Philip Bos on December 6, 2023
The Australian government just threw a curveball at the approximately 2.3 million small businesses in Australia with a shakeup of the Privacy Act. …
- Optus confirms it has paid cash as compensation to customers affected by nationwide outageby By business reporter Kate Ainsworth on December 6, 2023
Optus has confirmed it has paid compensation in cash to customers affected by its nationwide outage in early November, after the telco was widely …
- Gov may mandate anti-scam strategy for businessesby Kate Weber on December 5, 2023
Businesses could be made to develop, maintain, and implement an anti-scam strategy, under regulations being canvassed by the government. The proposal …
- Westpac outage resolved after thousands of customers unable to access their accounts overnight following 'routine technology update'by By Tom Williams on December 4, 2023
Westpac says its mobile and online banking services are "now restored and running as usual" after an overnight outage left some customers unable to …
- Cyber attack on Sydney radiology company | 9 News Australiaby 9 News Australia on December 2, 2023
Police and cyber security experts are investigating an attack on a Sydney radiology company as fears of personal data being compromised lingers. | Subscribe ...
- OAIC alleges Australian Clinical Labs hack resulted from lacklustre security measuresby Daniel Croft on December 1, 2023
Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) parent company Medlab back in February 2022 announced that it had suffered a cyber attack at the hands of the Quantum …
- Government boosts Digital ID funding by $145.5mby Ry Crozier on December 1, 2023
The federal government is set to put an extra $145.5 million into expanding the Digital ID system and scheme over the next four years, adding to the …
- Services Australia vets customer data after Brisbane medical group breachby Ry Crozier on December 1, 2023
Top Health Doctors, a Brisbane-based GP and skin cancer clinic group, experienced an email account compromise incident in September that may have …
- Queensland passes mandatory data breach notification schemeby Ry Crozier on November 30, 2023
Queensland’s parliament has passed a mandatory data breach notification scheme, affecting state agencies from mid-2025 and local governments from …
- Incident: NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 "records" | iTnewsby Steven Kirby on November 29, 2023
Australian Insider Threat, 29 November 2023 National Disability Insurance Agency NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records” NDIA staffer …
- NDIA staffer charged with leaking participants' databy Jeremy Nadel on November 29, 2023
A National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) employee has been arrested and charged following an investigation into an insider leak of recipients' …
- Australians lost $1.2 million to NBN impersonation scams this yearby Kenn Anthony Mendoza on November 29, 2023
Australians have fallen prey to NBN impersonation scams with losses totalling to $1.2 million during the first nine months of the year, a 21% decline …
- DP World says personal info of employees stolen during attackby Sam Varghese on November 29, 2023
Stevedore DP World Australia says personal information of current and previous employees has been both accessed and exfiltrated during a recent …
- Government probe into massive Optus outage to investigate triple-0 access and public messagingby By political reporter Matthew Doran on November 27, 2023
The federal government's inquiry into this month's massive Optus outage will hone in on concerns Australians were unable to access the triple-0 …
- AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-11-27by Steven Kirby on November 26, 2023
Australian Cyber News Last Week – November 27th, 2023: Well, that was a busy week, especially on the forums regarding the Australian government’s …
- Incident: TissuPath data breach victim upset by delayed notification | ABC News (Australia)by Steven Kirby on November 26, 2023
Australian Pathology Ransomware Attack, 14 November 2023 Australian pathology company Tissupath, reported a ransomware attack at a third-party IT …
- Incident: Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services company | ABC News (Australia)by Steven Kirby on November 26, 2023
Australian IT Services Ransomware Attack, 05 September 2023 Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services …
- Incident: Russian ransomware gang AlphV targets pathology company, law firms in latest string of attacks | ABC News (Australia)by Steven Kirby on November 26, 2023
Australian Ransomware Attack, 05 September 2023 Russian ransomware gang AlphV targets pathology company, law firms in latest string of …
- Incident: Parks Victoria data breach | 7Newsby Steven Kirby on November 26, 2023
Australian Privacy Breach, 05 July 2023 There’s been a privacy breach on the state government’s new campsite booking system. Personal details of other …