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Incident: ‘Unforgivable’: The privacy breach that exposed sensitive details of WA’s virus fight | WAtoday

by Steven Kirby | Jul 20, 2020 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Data Breach, Medical and Health Care, Privacy Breach, State Government, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider, WAtoday, Western Australia | 0 |

Australian Medical Privacy Breach July 2020: ‘Unforgivable’: Privacy breach exposed sensitive details of WA’s virus fight on a public website. The breach also impacted St John Ambulance, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Department of Justice. The leak was traced back to Vodafone pager service.

Incident: Big Footy data breach exposed private details of up to 100,000 users | WAtoday

by Steven Kirby | May 29, 2020 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Hacked, Privacy Breach, Sporting and Recreation, WAtoday | 0 |

Australian Privacy Hacked May 2020: AFL fan website Big Footy data breach exposed private details of up to 100,000 users and 70 million records online, including private conversations between users.

Incident: Hackers target West Australia’s major daily newspaper, putting data of subscribers at risk | WAtoday

by Steven Kirby | May 13, 2020 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Email Phishing, News Film and Media, Privacy, WAtoday, Western Australia | 0 |

Australian Phishing Attack May 2020: Hackers target The West Australian, WA’s major daily newspaper, putting data of subscribers at risk, impersonating the administrator sending out phishing emails and accessed historic conversations.

Incident: Perth Mint visitor data stolen after feedback survey company hacked | WAtoday

by Steven Kirby | Jan 31, 2020 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Banking and Finance, Breach Notification, Data Breach, Email Phishing, Hacked, Privacy Breach, WAtoday, Western Australia | 0 |

Australian Survey Hacked January 2020: Perth Mint visitor feedback survey data stolen after West Australian market insights company Metrix Consulting was hacked via a Phishing scam.

Incident: ‘Business as usual’ for Perth restaurant following bookings hack | WAtoday

by Steven Kirby | Aug 28, 2018 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Hacked, WAtoday, Western Australia | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: August 28 2018 A Perth restaurant has been...

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Category: WAtoday

Incident: ‘Unforgivable’: The privacy breach that exposed sensitive details of WA’s virus fight | WAtoday

Incident: Big Footy data breach exposed private details of up to 100,000 users | WAtoday

Incident: Hackers target West Australia’s major daily newspaper, putting data of subscribers at risk | WAtoday

Incident: Perth Mint visitor data stolen after feedback survey company hacked | WAtoday

Incident: ‘Business as usual’ for Perth restaurant following bookings hack | WAtoday

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