Category: AAP

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.

Home » In the Press » AAP

More Australian News

Aussies Warned Over Cyber-Security Risks After Large-Scale Hack
by The Project on September 24, 2023
Sixty-five government departments and agencies have been caught up in the country’s latest ‘large scale’ cyber-attack on legal firm HWL Ebsworth, with stark ...
Federal government rolls out plan to protect Aussies from cyber attacks | 9 News Australia
by 9 News Australia on September 24, 2023
One year on since the Optus cyber attack, Home Affairs Minister has revealed part of the Federal government’s plan to protect Australians from future breache...
Troy Hunt scours the dark web for your stolen data — but he's just trying to help
by By Julian Fell on September 22, 2023
He's just "a dude on the web", but Troy Hunt has ended up playing an oddly central role in global cybersecurity. In April, the US Federal Bureau of …
Pizza Hut says nearly two-hundred thousand customers affected by data breach
by By Caitlin Rawling on September 21, 2023
Nearly 200,000 Pizza Hut Australia customers have had their data leaked, following a cyber attack earlier this month. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for …
Medibank incurred $7.5 million in direct tech costs after cyber attack
by Richard Chirgwin on September 21, 2023
Medibank has revealed a breakdown of its $46.4 million data breach expense amount incurred after a high-profile cyber incident last year. In the …
Post Title
on September 20, 2023
Digital ID legislation lands at last
by Richard Chirgwin on September 20, 2023
The federal government has introduced digital identity legislation to parliament, with the ACCC named in it as the preferred digital ID regulator. In …
NSW DCS lands $146m for cyber security, digital projects
by Ry Crozier on September 19, 2023
The NSW Department of Customer Service will receive $80 million in funding for cyber security and $66 million for its digital restart fund, two areas …
ASIC to target boards, execs for cyber failures
by Paul Smith, Ronald Mizen on September 19, 2023
“I can assure you that in the right case ASIC will commence proceedings if we have reason to believe those steps were not taken.” The Summit will also …
NSW stalking victim felt like she was 'in a Netflix movie' amid spike in technology-assisted tracking
by By Giselle Wakatama on September 19, 2023
A NSW woman tracked and bugged by her spurned ex-lover has described feeling like she was in a film during the ordeal. The woman, who can't be named …

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: Dymocks warns customers of data breach after account information leaked on dark web | ABC News (Australia)

Featured

Incident: Defence Housing Australia investigates third-party provider hack exposure | iTnews

Incident: Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers' details, claims ShinyHunters hacking group | Bitdefender

Incident: University of Sydney caught up in third-party data breach | iTNews

Incident: Thousands of donors to Australian charities, including Cancer Council and Canteen, have data leaked to dark web | ABC News (Australia)

Featured

Audit: NSW's local government audit found that 47% of councils did not have a cyber security plan | kirbyidau.com

Featured

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

Audit: Western Australia Auditor General's Local Government Information Security Audit 2021-22 reports 324 control weaknesses

Audit: Western Australia Auditor General's State Government Information Systems Audit 2021-22

Audit: Queensland Audit Office's State Entities 2022 reports deficiencies in information systems

Featured

Quote: Meera Srinivasan "Home is where the Heart is ..."

Featured

Quote: Chinese Proverb "When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning..."

Quote: Elijah Shaw "In the battle of real world vs..."

Quote: Kirsten Manthorne "You are an essential ingredient in our ongoing effort to reduce Security Risk.”

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

Category: AAP

Incident: ACT government hit by cyber security breach | AAP

More Australian News

Weekly Australian News and Monthly Incident Review Emails

Australian Cyber Aware Page