Category: In the Press

Home » In the Press

Incident: Fire Rescue Victoria investigating security incident | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Dec 16, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, iTnews, State Government, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Cyber Incident December 2022: Fire Rescue Victoria confirms cyber attack from ‘external third party’ as outage continues. Outage could last “three or four days.”

Incident: Victoria Police allegedly use LEAP database to pursue, stalk, harass women prompting calls for inquiry | ABC News Australia

by Steven Kirby | Dec 15, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Insider Threat, Police and Law Enforcement, Privacy Breach, State Government, Unauthorised Access, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Privacy Incident December 2022: Victoria Police allegedly use LEAP database to pursue, stalk, and harass women prompting calls for an inquiry. In the past five years, there have been complaints against 178 police for misusing LEAP.

Incident: Telstra apologises for accidentally publishing data of thousands of customers online | ABC News Australia

by Steven Kirby | Dec 11, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Data Handling, Privacy Breach, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider | 0 |

Australian Data Handling Incident December 2022: Telstra apologises for accidentally publishing data of thousands of customers online. Names, numbers and addresses of some unlisted customers released online.

Incident: The Smith Family says details of around 80,000 donors may have been exposed in hacking attack | ABC News Australia

by Steven Kirby | Nov 22, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, Email Account Compromise, Privacy Breach | 0 |

Australian Cyber Incident November 2022: The Smith Family says details of around 80,000 donors may have been exposed in hacking attack. Investigation revealed a combination of names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and donation records may have been accessed

Incident: Legal Aid ACT refuses to pay ‘not insignificant’ ransom to hackers who stole data of Canberra domestic violence survivors | ABC News Australia

by Steven Kirby | Nov 16, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, Law & Legal, Privacy Breach | 0 |

Australian Cyber Attack November 2022: Technology group providing services to Victorian government departments hit by a cyber attack. The company says hackers have revealed a sample “of what is believed to be stolen data”

Incident: Technology group providing services to Victorian government departments hit by cyber attack | ABC News Australia

by Steven Kirby | Nov 5, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity, ISO27k 8.7 Protection against malware, Managed Services Provider, State Government, Victoria | 0 |

Incident: Real estate firm Harcourts latest to suffer data breach | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Nov 4, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, iTWire, Real Estate and Property Management, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Cyber Incident November 2022: Real estate company Harcourts says its Melbourne City franchise has been breached. The rental property database had been accessed by an unknown third party without authorisation.

Incident: APA, Viterra caught up in Frontier ransomware attack | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Nov 2, 2022 | Agriculture and Farming, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Building and Construction, Confidentiality, Human Resources, Integrity, ISO27k 8.7 Protection against malware, iTnews, SaaS - Software as a Service | 0 |

Australian Ransomware November 2022: Infrastructure operator APA Group, and agribusiness Viterra caught up in Frontier ransomware attack. Other previously unreported incidents, Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation and Workskil Australia.

Incident: Ransomware attack on Dialog also took down defence app ForceNet | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Oct 31, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Defence and Military, Federal Government, iTWire, Managed Services Provider | 0 |

Australian Defence Ransomware Incident October 2022: Ransomware attack on Dialog also took down Australian Department of Defence service ForceNet. An Agenda ransomware attack hit a communications platform used by the Department of Defence.

Incident: Australian Clinical Labs accused of ‘sitting on’ hack that saw patient data posted to the dark web | ABC News Australia

by Steven Kirby | Oct 28, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Medical and Health Care, Privacy Breach | 0 |

Australian Medical Privacy Breach October 2022: Australian Clinical Labs subsidiary Medlab Pathology, accused of ‘sitting on’ hack that saw patient data posted to the dark web. ACL says it first learned of the attack in February but believed no data was stolen

Incident: Australian strata company SSKB breached | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Oct 28, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity, ISO27k 8.7 Protection against malware, iTnews, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Ransomware, Real Estate and Property Management | 0 |

Australian Ransomware Attack, 28 October 2022: Gold Coast Australian: Strata management firm SSKB is the latest company to fall victim to a ransomware attack. Attackers’ posted a ransom demand and claimed to have stolen 200GB of data.

Incident: Hackers hit AICD cybersecurity conference | Brisbane Times

by Steven Kirby | Oct 25, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Brisbane Times, Industry Group and Association, Phishing | 0 |

Australian Phishing Attack October 2022: Australian Institute of Company Directors (AIDC) cybersecurity conference LinkedIn Chat hit by hackers. Official-looking AICD link and Eventbrite link were posted asking for credit card details.

Incident: EnergyAustralia portal compromised, details of 323 customers leaked | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Oct 23, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, ISO 27k 5 Organisational Controls, ISO27k 5.17 Authentication information, iTWire, Password, Privacy Breach, Utilities | 0 |

Australian Energy Utility Incident October 2022. Electricity and gas retailer EnergyAustralia has disclosed a breach of its MyAccount platform. The company says affected 323 small business and residential customers and was automated through use of a password bot.

Incident: Vinomofo data breach: 500,000 customers at risk after wine dealer hit by cyber-attack | The Guardian

by Steven Kirby | Oct 18, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, Retail, The Guardian | 0 |

Australian Retail Data Breach Incident October 2022: Wine dealer Vinomofo data breach: 500,000 customers at risk after wine dealer hit by cyber-attack. At risk of exposure are the names, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and genders of customers.

Incident: Singtel-owned IT services provider Dialog hit by Windows ransomware | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Oct 10, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity, ISO27k 8.7 Protection against malware, IT Industry, iTWire, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Ransomware | 0 |

Australian Ransomware Attack October 2022: Singtel-owned Australian-based IT services provider Dialog hit by Windows ransomware. The attack on Dialog was carried out using the Agenda ransomware that runs only on Windows systems

Incident: Leading fruit, veg grower Costa Group leaks data after phishing attack | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Oct 9, 2022 | Agriculture and Farming, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, iTWire, Privacy Breach, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Phishing Incident October 2022: The Costa Group, Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables, has been hit by “a malicious and sophisticated IT phishing attack”. The attack could have resulted in passport, bank and superannuation details being leaked, as also tax file numbers.

Home » In the Press

More Australian News

Commonwealth Bank to release new scam prevention measures
by Kate Weber on February 2, 2023
The Commonwealth Bank has released new capabilities under its scam prevention, detection and customer support strategy, which it believes will assist …
NSW parties undecided on telling gambling venues which facial rec to use
by Jeremy Nadel on February 2, 2023
Both NSW Labor and Liberal gambling reform packages include using facial recognition technology (FRT), but neither party would confirm the exact …
Black and White Cabs booking service offline after cyber attack
by By Michelle Tapper on February 2, 2023
A cyber attack on Black and White Cabs has shut down the company's phone and online booking system. Suspicious activity was detected by staff on …
ASD kicks off cyber security recruitment push
by Richard Chirgwin on February 2, 2023
Facing a growing remit from government and the demands of Project REDSPICE, the Australian Signals Directorate has launched a recruitment push for …
NSW and federal governments partner on digital IDs
by Richard Chirgwin on February 2, 2023
Service NSW and Services Australia have agreed to support each others’ digital ID efforts. The NSW government will modify its Services NSW app to …
Australia's first cyber ambassador moves on
by Richard Chirgwin on January 31, 2023
Australia’s first cyber ambassador, Tobias Feakin, has announced his retirement. Feakin was first appointed to the role in 2016. At the time, he said …
myGov report warns against digital ID fragmentation
by Richard Chirgwin on January 31, 2023
The federal government’s slow movement on digital ID risks creating “digital rail gauges … where a credential issued by one jurisdiction won’t be …
Swinburne University's CISO leaves for Gartner
by Richard Chirgwin on January 30, 2023
Swinburne University is looking for a new CISO to create and implement a cyber security strategy, following the departure of Mardi Paterson. Paterson …
Op-Ed: How to help our essential cyber security workers avoid burnout
by David Hollingworth on January 30, 2023
Imagine for a moment that you work as a cyber security professional at one of the major Australian companies that suffered a high-profile cyber …
Defending Western Australia against cyber crime
by The National Tribune on January 24, 2023
• State Government developing hazard management framework for response to significant cyber crises • Next steps involve consultation with key stakeholders …

Weekly Australian News and Monthly Incident Review Emails

No advertisements, marketing, sales, or unsolicited emails. Your email address is ONLY used to send the publications listed above.

Featured

Incident: Fire Rescue Victoria investigating security incident | iTnews

Featured

Incident: Victoria Police allegedly use LEAP database to pursue, stalk, harass women prompting calls for inquiry | ABC News Australia

Featured

Audit: Western Australia Auditor General's Local Government Financial Audit 2020-21 reports 358 information system control weaknesses

Featured

Audit: WA Auditor General tables the 2021 Financial Audit Results for Universities and TAFEs

Featured

Quote: H. Stanley Judd "The ultimate security is your understanding of reality."

Featured

Quote: Gilda Radner "There is no real security except for whatever you ..."

Category: In the Press

More Australian News

Weekly Australian News and Monthly Incident Review Emails