Category: ABC News (Australia)
Incident: Insurer Prosura hit by cyber data breach, customers contacted by ‘threat actor’ | ABC Australia
Australian Insurer Ransomware Attack, 07 January 2026 Queensland-based rental car insurer Prosura...
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Incident: NSW court website involved in major data breach, 9,000 documents downloaded | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Cyber Incident – Court Data Breach, 26 March 2025: NSW court website involved in major data breach, 9,000 documents downloaded. Man charged in connection with court document data breach.
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Incident: Medical research group Harry Perkins Institute investigates major cyber security breach | ABC News Australia
Australian Medical Ransomware Attack, 3 July 2024: The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth is investigating a major cyber security incident. Medusa ransomware gang claims to have more than four terabytes of internal video camera footage.
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Incident: City of Moreton Bay council launches investigation as private ratepayer information leaked online | ABC News Australia
Australian Council Privacy Breach, 11 June 2024: City of Moreton Bay council launches investigation as private ratepayer information leaked online. Private ratepayer information and complaints has been accidentally published on Moreton Bay City Council’s website.
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Incident: Rare earths miner targeted in cyber attack prior to removal of Chinese investors | ABC News Australia
Australian Mining Data Breach, 4 June 2024: Rare earths miner Northern Minerals, targeted in cyberattack prior to removal of Chinese investors. BianLian boasts of having stolen operational, strategical, financial and personal employee data.
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Incident: Ticketek Australia says customers’ names, emails and dates of birth may have been accessed in cyber security breach | ABC News Australia
Australian Entertainment Privacy Breach, 31 May 2024: Ticketek Australia says customers’ names, emails and dates of birth may have been accessed in cyber security breach. The announcement comes just days after rival company Ticketmaster was reportedly attacked by a hacker group which stole customer information.
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Incident Updated: Australian government investigating ‘large-scale ransomware’ data breach of script provider MediSecure | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Medical Data Breach, 16 May 2024: E-script provider MediSecure is the health organisation at the centre of the large-scale ransomware data breach. Early indicators suggest the incident originated from one of our third-party vendors.
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Incident: Qantas confirms technology issue caused data breach that exposed personal information of customers – ABC News Australia
Australian Travel Privacy Breach, 03 May 2024: Qantas confirms technology issue caused data breach that exposed personal information of customers. A caching issue resulted in the wrong information updating on customers’ apps.
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Incident: Cybercrime detectives arrest man following alleged data breach involving more than 1 million NSW clubs customer records | ABC News Australia
Australian Clubs Privacy Breach, 02 May 2024: Cybercrime detectives arrest man following alleged data breach involving more than 1 million NSW clubs customer records. ID Support NSW confirmed more than 17 licensed clubs across NSW and the ACT have been implicated in the data breach.
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Incident: Football Australia data breach reportedly exposes contracts, passports, and ticket information | ABC News Australia
Australian Football Breach, 1 February 2024: Football Australia data breach reportedly exposes contracts, passports, and ticket information. Plain-text digital “keys” in the publicly accessible code, access to 127 digital storage containers.
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Incident: The Iconic promises refunds after a spate of fraudulent transactions on customer accounts | ABC News Australia
Australian Retail Breach, 09 January 2024: Australian retailer The Iconic, promises refunds after a spate of fraudulent transactions on customer accounts. While not directly hacked, the unauthorised third party used a technique known as ‘credential stuffing’.
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Incident: Cyber attack on Victoria’s court system may have exposed recordings of sensitive cases | ABC News Australia
Australian Court Ransomware Attack, 02 January 2024: Cyber attack on Victoria’s court system may have exposed recordings of sensitive cases. The Qilin ransomware attacked the court system’s audio-visual archive, which staff discovered on December 21
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Incident: Yakult Australia targeted in cyber attack, employee files published on dark web | ABC News Australia
Australian Manufacturer Ransomware Privacy Breach, 28 December 2023: Yakult Australia targeted in cyber attack, employee files published on dark web. 95 gigabytes of data including passports, medical assessments, salaries, and performance reviews.
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Incident: Life Saving Victoria server hacked by ‘malicious actors’ | ABC News Australia
Australian Privacy Breach, 24 December 2023: Life Saving Victoria server hacked by ‘malicious actors’. The extent of the personal information is limited and does not pose a serious threat to the individuals.
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Incident: St Vincent’s Health network hit by cyber attack, with data stolen | ABC News Australia
Australian Private Health Provider Hacked, 22 December 2023: St Vincent’s Health network hit by cyber attack, with “some” data stolen. The organisation is working to determine what information has been taken.
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Incident: TissuPath data breach victim upset by delayed notification | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Pathology Ransomware Attack, 14 November 2023: Australian pathology company Tissupath, reported a ransomware attack at a third-party IT supplier, Core Desktop. About 130,000 victims of a data hack at pathology company TissuPath in August involving referrals issued between 2011 and 2020 was to blame.
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Incident: Major Australian port operator shuts down amid cyber security incident, impacting goods in and out of the country | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Ports Cyber Attack, 11 November 2023: Major Australian port operator DP World Australia shuts down amid cyber security incident, impacting goods in and out of the country. Operator failed to fix a critical IT vulnerability; the patch had been released over a month earlier.
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Incident: SA Health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Patient Data, 28 October 2023: SA Health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care. Health information of 121 patients and the names and phone numbers of about 12,000 others was deleted by an “unauthorised third party.
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Incident: The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here’s what we know | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Health Insurer Hacked, 28 October 2023: The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here’s what we know. 14,011 members may have been impacted by a cyber security incident involving a former third-party service provider.
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Incident: Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services company | ABC News (Australia)
Australian IT Services Ransomware Attack, 05 September 2023: Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services company. TissuPath, Strata Plan and Barry Plant Blackburn were all clients of Core Desktop.
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