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)
- Hacker attacks are unlikely to slow down from hereby Tim Biggs on November 25, 2022
The rate of damaging privacy breaches is unlikely to slow down over the next year, experts say, with exponential growth in personal information …
- Deliveroo collapsed a week ago. What happens to all the data they have on you?by David Aidone on November 24, 2022
• Deliveroo said it would not be able to remain competitive without significant investment in the local market. • It's unknown how many local customers …
- Personal data complaints spike following Optus breachby Sasha Karen (ARN) on November 24, 2022
Credit: Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Optus’ data breach has caused a major spike in mobile complaints about unauthorised disclosures of …
- iTWire - ANU project to study telecommunications resilienceby Kenn Anthony Mendoza on November 24, 2022
Funded by the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (DITRDCA), the independent study …
- iTWire - Australian cops 'using psyops' in fight against Medibank attackersby Sam Varghese on November 24, 2022
A message on a Russian language forum — written in surprisingly good English — called the attack on medical insurer Medibank Group unprofessional and …
- iTWire - Hack Friday: Nearly 7 million Aussies have fallen victim to online shopping scamsby Staff Writer on November 24, 2022
Research commissioned by cybersecurity company NordVPN reveals that 26% of Australians have been scammed while shopping online — equivalent to seven …
- Zurich Australia finds new CIOby Kate Weber on November 23, 2022
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Deepak Budhiraja as chief information officer, following the departure of Michael McKeown in August. …
- Senate committee stamps privacy breach penaltiesby Richard Chirgwin on November 23, 2022
A senate committee has recommended passage of law changes that would substantially increase the penalties for large or repeated privacy breaches, …
- Medibank, Optus hacks stall Queensland's digital licence rolloutby By Jade Toomey on November 22, 2022
The state government has delayed its rollout of digital licences in Townsville after major data breaches at Optus and Medibank. Townsville was …
- The Smith Family says details of around 80,000 donors may have been exposed in hacking attackby ABC News on November 22, 2022
The Smith Family says it has informed around 80,000 donors their personal details may have been accessed after it was targeted by a hacker who …
- NSW govt eyes law change to spur ‘good faith’ hackingby Justin Hendry Editor on November 22, 2022
The New South Wales government will push for changes to Commonwealth criminal laws to prevent cybersecurity researchers being prosecuted for …
- Police used encryption powers without rigorous controlsby Justin Hendry Editor on November 22, 2022
Law enforcement agencies began using Australia’s controversial encryption-busting powers before they had established sound governance frameworks, …
- DuluxGroup on the hunt for CISOby Jeremy Nadel on November 22, 2022
Australian paint and DIY product manufacturer DuluxGroup is looking to fill the newly-created role of chief information security officer. A DuluxGroup …
- Defence starts search for CIOby Jeremy Nadel on November 22, 2022
Defence has started advertising for a new chief information officer as the end of the five-year term of its current tech chief Stephen Pearson comes …
- NT police warn of scams after two businesses lose more than $1 millionby By Nibir Khan on November 18, 2022
Northern Territory Police say they're investigating "numerous" incidents of cybercrime targeting building and real estate companies, after two …
- Domestic violence survivors face nervous wait as Legal Aid ACT refuses to pay 'not insignificant' ransom to hackersby By Tahlia Roy on November 18, 2022
Many domestic violence victim-survivors who have sought help from Legal Aid ACT already fear that their perpetrators will track them down. Now, that …
- Data breach penalties go under spotlighton November 18, 2022
The government is pushing to beef up privacy laws in the wake of large-scale cyber attacks and data breaches compromising personal details of …
- 'Almost impossible to detect': Huge sums of money lost to invoice email scamby By Luke Radford and Sarah Lawrence on November 18, 2022
Businesses are being urged to be on the lookout for email scams, with a rise in hackers targeting people with fake invoices. Central Victorian farmer …
- The email scam that's almost impossible to detect and it's fleecing Aussies out of THOUSANDS - here's how to spot the very subtle signs you're being connedby Aidan Wondracz on November 18, 2022
A new elaborate email scam already stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims, with innocent customers sent edited invoices to look like …
- Medibank bosses keep bonuses despite devastating network attackby Sam Varghese on November 18, 2022
Despite suffering a ransomware attack that affected all 9.7 million of its customers, medical insurer Medibank Group has paid its chief executive …