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Incident: 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.

Incident: 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.

Incident: 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.

Incident: 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.

Incident: 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.

Incident: 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.

Incident: 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’.

Incident: 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.

Incident: 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.

Incident: Perpetual says some personal info compromised in attack on supplier | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jun 28, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Privacy, Third-Party Risk | 0 |

Australian Wealth Management Incident 28 June 2023: Wealth and asset management firm Perpetual Limited says some personal info compromised in attack on supplier. First names, surnames and addresses and bank account details maybe compromised.

Incident: NSW cashless gambling trial to focus on data security after hack of smaller pilot program | The Guardian

by Steven Kirby | Jun 24, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Entertainment and Events, New South Wales, Ransomware, The Guardian, Third-Party Risk | 0 |

Australian Gambling Ransomware Attack, 24 June 2023: Wests Newcastle shuts down cashless gambling trail after digital payment processing firm Banktech experienced a ransomware attack.

Incident: Human error, not data breach, behind Port Arthur staff information appearing ‘live’ on library website | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Jun 20, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Handling, Privacy, State Government, Tasmania | 0 |

Australian Library Data Handling Incident, 20 June 2023: Human error, not data breach, behind Port Arthur staff information appearing ‘live’ on library website. Personal information exposed comprised dates of birth, resumes, addresses, school records and telephone numbers.

Incident: AU and NZ – SmartPay investigating breach after ransomware attack | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jun 19, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, iTnews, New Zealand, Privacy Breach | 0 |

Australian Eftpos Ransomware Attack, 19 June 2023: Australian and New Zealand listed company SmartPay investigating breach after ransomware attack. The Eftpos hardware provider says criminals stole customer data.

Incident: FIIG Securities isolates client-facing systems after attack | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jun 12, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, iTnews, Privacy Breach | 0 |

Australian Finance Broker Privacy Breach, 12 June 2023: Australian brokerage firm FIIG Securities isolates client-facing systems after attack. “Identification details and documents” purportedly accessed.

Incident: ACT government hit by cyber security breach | AAP

by Steven Kirby | Jun 8, 2023 | AAP, Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, State Government | 0 |

Australian Cyber Incident, 08 June 2023: The Australian Cyber Security Centre is investigating a breach of the ACT government’s systems. Security breach was detected in the Barracuda email gateway system.

Incident: Toyota does U-turn, confirms thousands of Australian customers hit by latest data breach | drive.com.au

by Steven Kirby | Jun 1, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, In the Press, Key Management, Source Code, Transport and Logistics | 0 |

Australian Automotive Incident 01 June 2023: Toyota does U-turn, confirms thousands of Australian customers hit by latest data breach. Access key was publicly available on GitHub for almost five year.

Audit: Australian Senate Estimates reveals 435 Chinese-made surveillance devices found at defence sites

by Steven Kirby | May 31, 2023 | A05.35 Independent review of information security, Australia, Australian Audit Report 2023, Availability, Confidentiality, Defence and Military, Federal Government, Integrity, Internal Audit, YouTube | 0 |

Defence Internal Audit Finding 31 May 2023: Australian Senate questioning reveals 435 Chinese-made surveillance devices found at defence sites. Defence initially claimed there was only one device.

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.

Incident: 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.

Incident: 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.

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