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Incident: NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records” | iTnews
by Steven Kirby | Nov 29, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Federal Government, Insider Threat, iTnews, Privacy Breach | 0 |
Australian Insider Threat, 29 November 2023: National Disability Insurance Agency NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records”. NDIA staffer charged with leaking participants’ data, acting NDIA provider also arrested.
Read MoreIncident: Port Adelaide Football Club Hackers post Port files online
by Steven Kirby | Nov 16, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, In the Press, South Australia, Sporting and Recreation | 0 |
Australian Football Cyber Attack, 16 November 2023: Port Adelaide Football Club Hackers post Port files online. Member data is believed not to be compromised though members should be wary of communications from the club.
Read MoreIncident: TissuPath data breach victim upset by delayed notification | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Nov 14, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Managed Services Provider, Medical and Health Care, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Pathology Ransomware Attack, 14 November 2023: Australian pathology company Tissupath, reported a ransomware attack at a third-party IT supplier, Core Desktop. About 130,000 victims of a data hack at pathology company TissuPath in August involving referrals issued between 2011 and 2020 was to blame.
Read MoreIncident: Major Australian port operator shuts down amid cyber security incident, impacting goods in and out of the country | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Nov 11, 2023 | 12.06 Technical vulnerability management, ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Availability, Confidentiality, Critical Infrastructure, Data Breach, Transport and Logistics | 0 |
Australian Ports Cyber Attack, 11 November 2023: Major Australian port operator DP World Australia shuts down amid cyber security incident, impacting goods in and out of the country. Operator failed to fix a critical IT vulnerability; the patch had been released over a month earlier.
Read MoreIncident: SA Health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Oct 28, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Availability, Integrity, Medical and Health Care, South Australia, Third-Party Risk | 0 |
Australian Patient Data, 28 October 2023: SA Health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care. Health information of 121 patients and the names and phone numbers of about 12,000 others was deleted by an “unauthorised third party.
Read MoreIncident: The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here’s what we know | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Oct 22, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, South Australia, Third-Party Risk | 0 |
Australian Health Insurer Hacked, 28 October 2023: The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here’s what we know. 14,011 members may have been impacted by a cyber security incident involving a former third-party service provider.
Read MoreIncident: Home Affairs, Administrative Appeals Tribunal websites hit by cyber attacks | SBS News
by Steven Kirby | Oct 6, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Denial of Service, Federal Government, SBS News | 0 |
Australian Denial of Service Attack, 06 October 2023: Home Affairs, Administrative Appeals Tribunal websites hit by cyber attacks. DDoS attack, impacted site access for about five hours.
Read MoreIncident: Cybercriminals access patient information at Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital | 7News
by Steven Kirby | Oct 5, 2023 | 7 NEWS Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Data Breach, Medical and Health Care, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Patient Data Breach, 05 October 2023: Personal data of almost 200 patients exposed in hack of Melbourne hospital staff member’s email. Worker sent details about the patients to their personal email account, which was later hacked.
Read MoreIncident: Ransomware gang posts 30GB of data it claims belongs to Victorian real estate group | cyberdaily.au
by Steven Kirby | Oct 4, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, cyberdaily.au, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Real Estate and Property Management, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Real Estate Ransomware Attack, 04 October 2023: Ransomware gang posts 30GB of data it claims belongs to Victorian real estate group. Ragnar Locker gang is claiming to have breached Network Pacific Real Estate following a failure in negotiations.
Read MoreIncident: Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services company | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Sep 15, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Managed Services Provider, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Victoria | 0 |
Australian IT Services Ransomware Attack, 05 September 2023: Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services company. TissuPath, Strata Plan and Barry Plant Blackburn were all clients of Core Desktop.
Read MoreIncident: Dymocks warns customers of data breach after account information leaked on dark web | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Sep 8, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, Retail | 0 |
Australian Retail Privacy Breach, 08 September 2023: Dymocks warns customers of data breach after account information leaked on dark web. Customers’ addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and membership details may have been compromised.
Read MoreIncident: Defence Housing Australia investigates third-party provider hack exposure | iTnews
by Steven Kirby | Sep 7, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Building and Construction, Defence and Military, Federal Government, iTnews, Managed Services Provider | 0 |
Australian Defence Agencies Third-Party Breach, 07 September 2023. Defence Housing Australia and Department of Veterans’ Affairs investigates third-party provider hack exposure. The breached service provider was not identified.
Read MoreIncident: Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers’ details, claims ShinyHunters hacking group | Bitdefender
by Steven Kirby | Sep 6, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Cloud, Confidentiality, In the Press, Privacy, Retail | 0 |
Australian Fastfood Company Hacked, 06 September 2023: Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers’ details, claims ShinyHunters hacking groups. Unauthorised access gained to companies Amazon Web Services buckets claiming to have exfiltrated 30 million customer order records.
Read MoreIncident: Russian ransomware gang AlphV targets pathology company, law firms in latest string of attacks | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Sep 5, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Critical Infrastructure, Data Breach, IT Industry, Law & Legal, Managed Services Provider, Medical and Health Care, Ransomware, Real Estate and Property Management | 0 |
Australian Ransomware Attack, 05 September 2023: Russian ransomware gang AlphV targets pathology company, law firms in latest string of attacks. Breached: Code Desktop, TissuPath, Strata Plan, Barry Plant Blackburn, Tisher Liner FC Law
Read MoreIncident: University of Sydney caught up in third-party data breach | iTNews
by Steven Kirby | Sep 1, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Education and Training, iTnews, New South Wales, Privacy, Third-Party Risk | 0 |
Australian University Third-Party Data Breach, 1 September 2023: The University of Sydney has disclosed a data breach potentially affecting international students. The data breach involved a third-party provider, still undisclosed.
Read MoreIncident: Thousands of donors to Australian charities, including Cancer Council and Canteen, have data leaked to dark web | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Aug 23, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Third-Party Risk | 0 |
Australian Telemarketer Breach, 23 August 2023: Pareto Phone, a Brisbane-based telemarketing company that contacts potential donors on behalf of charities, was hacked by cybercriminals in April. 70 charities, including Amnesty International Australia, Australian Conservation Foundation, Wilderness Society, Cancer Council Cancer, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Canteen, Heart Foundation, and Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Read MoreIncident: Australian vocational and trades education centre hit by Lockbit | iTWire
by Steven Kirby | Jul 19, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Education and Training, iTWire, Privacy, Ransomware | 0 |
Australian Education Ransomware Attack, 19 July 2023: Australian Academy of Vocational Education and Trades trading as Academia, has been hit by the Windows ransomware group Lockbit 3.0. The attackers have given the organisation a deadline of 24 July to get in touch and presumably negotiate a ransom payment.
Read MoreIncident: Fortescue Metals admits it suffered breach, Cl0p claims credit | iTWire
by Steven Kirby | Jul 18, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, iTWire, Mining and Resources, Privacy, Third-Party Risk | 0 |
Australian Mining Cyber Incident, 18 July 2023: Iron ore giant Fortescue Metals targeted by Russian ransomware group. Australian mining company confirms hack occurred on 28 May but data disclosed ‘was not confidential in nature’.
Read MoreIncident: Ventia takes systems offline to contain cyber attack | iTnews
by Steven Kirby | Jul 11, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Critical Infrastructure, iTnews, Services | 0 |
Australian Critical Infrastructure Attack, 11 July 2023: Australian critical infrastructure company Ventia has been breached in an online attack. Ventia specialises in long-term operation, maintenance, and management of critical public and private assets and infrastructure.
Read MoreIncident: Australian horse riding organisations caught up in cyber attack impacting 10,000 people | The Courier Mail
by Steven Kirby | Jul 6, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Entertainment and Events, Privacy Breach, The Courier, Third-Party Risk, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Event Management Incident, 06 July 2023: Australian critical infrastructure company Ventia has been breached in an online attack. Information including names, email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers and bank details.
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- 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
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- Australians lost $1.2 million to NBN impersonation scams this yearby Kenn Anthony Mendoza on November 29, 2023
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- DP World says personal info of employees stolen during attackby Sam Varghese on November 29, 2023
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