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Incident: Student details, photos exposed in University of WA data breach | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Aug 1, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Education and Training, iTnews, Privacy Breach, Western Australia | 0 |

Australian University Privacy Incident August 2022: Student details, photos exposed in University of Western Australia data breach. The privacy breach that may have compromised the information of hundreds of current and past student.

Incident: WA Arts and Culture Trust discloses potential data breach | CRN Australia

by Steven Kirby | Jul 25, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, CRN Australia, Entertainment and Events, Privacy Breach, SaaS - Software as a Service, Western Australia | 0 |

Australian Arts Privacy Breach July 2022: Western Australia Arts and Culture Trust discloses potential data breach in it SaaS digital marketing platform. The vendor WordFly revealed it has been offline since 10 Jul.

Audit: Vic privacy watchdog uncovers third-party infosec risks at four agencies | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jul 22, 2022 | 18.02.01 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2022, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, iTnews, State Government, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Audit Report July 2022: Victorian privacy watchdog uncovers third-party infosec risks at four agencies. Agencies only partially effective at ensuring that third parties are securing public sector information.

Incident: New security alert issued to all Woolworths Everyday Rewards members | 7news

by Steven Kirby | Jul 22, 2022 | 7 NEWS Australia, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Integrity, Password, Retail | 0 |

Australian Retail Cyber Incident July 2022: New security alert issued to all Woolworths Everyday Rewards members. Fraudsters have likely obtained members’ login credentials and account details from online scams or other sources.

Incident: Deakin University reveals breach of 47,000 students’ details | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jul 13, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Education and Training, iTnews, Password, Privacy Breach, SMiShing, Threat Vector, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Cyber Attack July 2022: Deakin University reveals privacy breach of 47,000 students’ details. Subset targeted with smish sent via officially-used SMS channel

Incident: Melbourne’s Port Phillip Prison jail targeted by anonymous hackers in cyber attack | MSN

by Steven Kirby | Jul 7, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Confidentiality, Hacked, Integrity, iTnews, MSN Australia, Police and Law Enforcement, Privacy Breach, State Government, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Jail Cyber Attack July 2022: Melbourne’s Port Phillip Prison jail targeted by anonymous hackers in cyber attack. Hackers take control of the G4S operated jail’s online network.

Incident: 60GB of User Data Was Exposed by Australian Trading Company ACY Securities | Heimdal Security

by Steven Kirby | Jun 6, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Configuration, Data Breach, In the Press, Privacy Breach | 0 |

Australian Data Beach June 2022: 60GB of User Data Was Exposed by Australian Trading Company ACY Securities. A Representative declared that the Exposed Server Was an “Insignificant One”

Incident: Pivotal Homes reports ‘ransomware attack’ weeks before liquidation | news.com.au

by Steven Kirby | Jun 3, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Banking and Finance, Building and Construction, Integrity, news.com.au, Queensland, Ransomware | 0 |

Australian Ransomware Attack June 2022: Queensland based builder Pivotal Homes reports ‘ransomware attack’ weeks before liquidation. Up to six months of records have reportedly been lost.

Incident: NSW public insurer icare privacy bungle hits 193,000 people | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jun 2, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Data Handling, Email, Insider Threat, iTnews, Medical and Health Care, New South Wales, Privacy Breach | 0 |

Australian Insurer Privacy Breach June 2022: NSW public insurer icare sends private details of 193,000 workers to wrong employers. Excel spreadsheet emailed to 587 wrong employers and brokers

Incident: Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme provider breached and treating its database as compromised | ZDNet

by Steven Kirby | May 31, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Hacked, Medical and Health Care, New South Wales, Privacy Breach, ZDNet | 0 |

Australian Medical Data Hacked May 2022: Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme case management system provider CTARS breached. “Large volume” of sensitive health data exposed.

Incident: Hundreds of classified Home Affairs documents believed sent to unsecured address in ‘serious’ breach of security protocols | ABC News Australia

by Steven Kirby | May 30, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Email, Federal Government | 0 |

Australian Data Breach May 2022: Hundreds of classified Home Affairs documents believed sent to unsecured address in ‘serious’ breach of security protocols. The contractor said to have sent classified documents to his personal email address was allowed to work in another federal government department after the cybersecurity breach.

Incident: 50k customers caught up in Tasmanian Spirit Super phishing attack | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 30, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Email Phishing, iTnews, Privacy Breach, Tasmania | 0 |

Australian Superfund Phishing Attack May 2022: 50k customers caught up in Tasmanian Spirit Super phishing attack. Data possibly compromised after attacker overcame MFA on email account.

Incident: Australian company Amart Furniture has 100k warranty customers details breached

by Steven Kirby | May 20, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, In the Press, Privacy Breach, Retail | 0 |

Australian Retailer Data Breach May 2022: Australian company Amart Furniture has 100k warranty customers details breached. Database hosted on AWS was the source of the information.

Incident: NSW digital driver’s licences ‘easily forgeable’ | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 18, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Integrity, iTnews, Mobile App, New South Wales, State Government | 0 |

Australian Cyber Security Failure May 2022: NSW digital driver’s licences ‘easily forgeable’. Underage people allegedly go drinking with fake IDs.

NZ Incident: New Zealand’s AA Traveler “@WeLoveNZ” data breach

by Steven Kirby | May 13, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Confidentiality, Data Breach, 🥝 NZ Incidents, In the Press, New Zealand, Travel and Accommodation | 0 |

New Zealand Data Breach May 2022: Vulnerability in @WeLoveNZ database causes data breach at New Zealand’s AA Traveller; names, email address, passwords and phone numbers compromised

Incident: Ransomware attack at Australian childcare provider Building Futures Montessori causes privacy breach and data loss

by Steven Kirby | May 13, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Availability, Confidentiality, Data Breach, In the Press, Integrity, Privacy Breach, Services | 0 |

Australian Childcare Privacy Breach May 2022: Ransomware attack at Australian childcare provider Building Futures Montessori. Parents’ Names, email address, phone numbers, children’s names and date of birth compromised.

Incident: TfNSW hit by second cyber attack in less than 18 months | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 4, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, iTnews, New South Wales, Privacy Breach, State Government, Transport and Logistics | 0 |

Australian Privacy Breach May 2022: Transport for NSW hit by second cyber attack in less than 18 months. An online application used by vehicle examiners to conduct roadworthiness inspections in NSW has been struck by a cyber attack.

Incident: Sky News employees caught in cyber breach | SHM

by Steven Kirby | Feb 27, 2022 | 12.02 Protection from Malware, 12.04 Logging and monitoring, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Integrity, News Film and Media, Privacy Breach, SaaS - Software as a Service, SMH - The Sydney Morning Herald | 0 |

Australian Media Ransomware Attack February 2022. Sky News employees caught in cyber breach, Info accessed included full names, dwelling and e mail addresses, phone numbers, dates of beginning, tax file numbers, salaries, payroll IDs and superannuation fund particulars.

NZ Ransomware Incident – NZ technology company iTCo hacked, data stolen | 1 News

by Steven Kirby | Feb 26, 2022 | 12.02 Protection from Malware, Availability, Confidentiality, 🥝 NZ Incidents, In the Press, Integrity, IT Industry, New Zealand, Privacy Breach, Ransomware | 0 |

New Zealand Ransomware Attack February 2022. NZ technology company iTCo Solutions hacked, data stolen. Those responsible are claiming to have stolen more than 4 gigabytes of data.

Incident: Ransomware attack on Australian agricultural company GrainCorp’s payroll provider Kronos

by Steven Kirby | Feb 23, 2022 | Agriculture and Farming, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, In the Press, Integrity, Ransomware, SaaS - Software as a Service | 0 |

Australian Ransomware Attack February 2022: Attack on Australian agricultural company GrainCorp’s third party payroll provider Kronos has left some harvest casuals unpaid for around two months.

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