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Incident: Thousands of identifiable Northern Territory patient health files sent to overseas-based software vendor in government data breach | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | May 25, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Handling, Medical and Health Care, Northern Territory, Privacy Breach, State Government | 0 |
Australian Medical Data Handling Incident 25 May 2023: Thousands of identifiable Northern Territory patient health files sent to overseas-based software vendor in government data breach. NT Health says the onus is on individuals to check if the privacy of their medical records has been breached.
Read MoreIncident: Drug and alcohol tests of graduate paramedics revealed in Ambulance Victoria data breach | The Guardian
by Steven Kirby | May 12, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Handling, Medical and Health Care, State Government, The Guardian, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Medical Data Handling Incident 04 May 2023. Drug and alcohol tests of graduate paramedics revealed in Ambulance Victoria data breach. The documents had become accessible to all employees on Ambulance Victoria’s internal intranet.
Read MoreIncident: TechnologyOne investigates ‘cyber incident’ on M365 system | iTnews
by Steven Kirby | May 10, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, iTnews, Queensland, SaaS - Software as a Service | 0 |
Australian SaaS Provider Breach 10 May 2023: TechnologyOne investigates ‘cyber incident’ on M365 system. “Unauthorised third party” has accessed the company’s internal Microsoft 365 platform.
Read MoreIncident: Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre in Westmead Hospital in cyber attack, hackers threatening to release stolen data | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | May 4, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, ISO27k 8.7 Protection against malware, Medical and Health Care, New South Wales, Ransomware | 0 |
Australian Medical Ransomware Attack 04 May 2023: Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre in Westmead Hospital in cyber attack, hackers threatening to release stolen data. The ransomware group Medusa demand, pay AUD100,000 within a seven-days.
Read MoreIncident: Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth hit by Russian-linked Blackcat ransomware attack | The Guardian
by Steven Kirby | May 2, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, ISO27k 8.7 Protection against malware, Law & Legal, Ransomware, The Guardian | 0 |
Australian Law Firm Ransomware Attack, 02 May 2023: Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth hit by Russian-linked Blackcat ransomware attack. Hacking 4TB of data including IDs, finance reports, accounting data, client documents and credit card details.
Read MoreIncident: Amnesty International Australia slow with disclosure after December hack | SMH
by Steven Kirby | Apr 28, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, SMH - The Sydney Morning Herald | 0 |
Australian Not-for-profit Hacked 28 April 2023: Amnesty International Australia slow with disclosure after December hack. Amnesty said none of the information met the legal threshold that would have required Amnesty to disclose.
Read MoreIncident: Coles confirms its customers impacted by Latitude Financial data breach | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Apr 15, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Retail, Third Party Risk | 0 |
Australian Retail Third-Party Breach, 15 March 2023: Coles confirms its customers impacted by Latitude Financial data breach. Coles says it has not been informed of how many of its customers have been impacted, the data dates back as far as 2005.
Read MoreIncident: Woman charged with accessing private data on NSW gov computer | iTnews
by Steven Kirby | Apr 13, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Government Agency, iTnews, New South Wales, Police and Law Enforcement, State Government | 0 |
Australian Unauthorised Access Incident, 13 April 2023: Woman charged with accessing private data on NSW gov computer. Personal data which was shared with others for the purpose of criminal activity (kidnapping).
Read MoreIncident: Bug briefly exposed Service NSW data to other users | iTnews
by Steven Kirby | Apr 4, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Government Agency, iTnews, New South Wales, State Government | 0 |
Australian State Government Cyber Incident, 04 April 2023: Bug briefly exposed Service NSW data to other users. ‘Technical issue’ may have exposed data of 3700 customers.
Read MoreIncident: Data of thousands of TAFE SA students stolen in breach spanning over five years | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Apr 4, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Education and Training, South Australia, State Government | 0 |
Australian Education Data Breach, 4 April 2023. Data of thousands of TAFE SA students stolen in breach spanning over five years. SA Police “found” USB containing credentials such as driver’s licences and passports for enrolments prior to 2021 across all campuses.
Read MoreIncident: Isaacs Regional Council Cyber Attack Highlights Risks Local Governments Face | australiancybersecuritymagazine
by Steven Kirby | Apr 4, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Availability, Confidentiality, In the Press, Integrity, Local Government, Queensland | 0 |
Australian Local Government Ransomware Attack, 04 April 2023: Isaacs Regional Council Ransomware Attack Highlights Risks Local Governments Face. It is unknown at this stage what information has been accessed.
Read MoreIncident: Tasmanians affected by security breach of third-party file transfer service GoAnywhere | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Mar 31, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, SaaS - Software as a Service, State Government, Tasmania, Third Party Risk | 0 |
Updated Australian State Government Data Breach, 31 March 2023: Tasmanians affected by security breach of third-party file transfer service GoAnywhere. Tasmanian government has come under fire for providing a lack of detail.
Read MoreIncident: ID, bank details, contact information at risk as cyber criminals hack PH Property Bendigo real estate agency | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Mar 30, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, Real Estate and Property Management, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Property Group Data Breach, 30 March 2023: ID, bank details, contact information at risk as cyber criminals hack PH Property Bendigo real estate agency. The company said the cybercriminals were now targeting some clients of the small business.
Read MoreIncident: Hotel and property giant Meriton hit by data hack, personal documents may be at risk | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Mar 29, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Real Estate and Property Management | 0 |
Australian Property Group Cyber Incident, 29 March 2023: Australian hotel and property giant Meriton hit by data hack, personal documents may be at risk. Cybercriminals may have made off with highly sensitive personal data including birth certificates and bank details, as well as information about salaries and disciplinary proceedings.
Read MoreIncident: Superannuation fund NGS Super hit by cyber attack, ‘limited data’ taken from its system | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Mar 27, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality | 0 |
Australian Finance Cyber Incident, 27 March 2023: Australian superannuation fund NGS Super hit by cyber attack, ‘limited data’ taken from its system. NGS Super said it could not publicly disclose the exact number of customers impacted, nor “details of the types of information impacted.”
Read MoreIncident: Crown Resorts investigating potential data breach after being contacted by hacking group | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Mar 27, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Entertainment and Events, SaaS - Software as a Service, Third Party Risk, Travel and Accommodation | 0 |
Australian Cyber Security Incident, 27 March 2023: Crown Resorts investigating potential data breach after being contacted by hacking group. The hackers claimed they had breached file transfer service GoAnywhere.
Read MoreIncident: 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 | Mar 23, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Human Resources, Mining and Resources, Privacy Breach, SaaS - Software as a Service | 0 |
Australian Cyber Attack March 2023: Rio Tinto says staff’s personal data may have been hacked in memo after an attack on GoAnywhere software. Stolen data possibly includes payslips, overpayment letters.
Read MoreIncident: Indigenous health organisation says personal details of 8,000 people accessed in cyber attack | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Mar 22, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Medical and Health Care, Queensland | 0 |
Australian Indigenous Health Cyber Incident, 22 March 2023: Indigenous health organisation says personal details of 8,000 people accessed in cyber attack. An unidentified third party had claimed responsibility for the hacking in a post on the deep web
Read MoreIncident: Health worker sacked over ‘serious breach’ of patients’ privacy as ACT government investigates data misuse | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Mar 22, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Insider Threat, Medical and Health Care, Privacy Breach, State Government | 0 |
Australian Health Privacy Breach, 22 March 2023: Health worker sacked over ‘serious breach’ of patients’ privacy as ACT government investigates data misuse. Private records of some Canberra Health Services patients ‘deliberately’ sent to industrial partner.
Read MoreIncident: Skin cancer survey hack may have ‘compromised’ personal details, Medicare numbers of participants | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Mar 20, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Medical and Health Care, Queensland, SaaS - Software as a Service, Third Party Risk | 0 |
Australian Medical Privacy Breach March 2023: Skin cancer survey hack may have ‘compromised’ personal details, Medicare numbers of participants. QIMR Berghofer survey data exposed via third party in November 2022.
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- Incident: Thousands of identifiable Northern Territory patient health files sent to overseas-based software vendor in government data breach | ABC News (Australia)by Steven Kirby on May 25, 2023
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