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Incident: Australian Bunnings Customers Appear To Be Caught Up in FlexBooker Breach | Crikey

by Steven Kirby | Jan 10, 2022 | 09 Access Control, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Crikey, Data Breach, Retail | 0 |

Australian Privacy Breach January 2022: Bunnings private customer data exposed in data breach. Names, phone numbers and email addresses have been exposed via a third-party website FlexBooker.

Incident: Service NSW worker corrupt: ICAC | AAP

by Steven Kirby | May 11, 2021 | 09 Access Control, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Confidentiality, Government Agency, Insider Threat, Integrity, New South Wales, Privacy Breach, State Government, The Canberra Times | 0 |

Australia Data Insider Access Incident May 2021: A Service NSW worker could face criminal charges involving accessing a restricted database. ICAC said, the agency had “misplaced confidence” in the effectiveness of its controls.

Incident: Enterprises need to change passwords following ClickStudios, Passwordstate attack | ZDNet

by Steven Kirby | Apr 24, 2021 | 09.02.03 Management of privileged access rights, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity, IT Industry, Password Management, ZDNet | 0 |

Australia Software Company Cyberattack April 2021: Enterprises need to change passwords following Australian privilege access management company ClickStudios, Passwordstate attack. Advises “please reset all the stored passwords, VPNs/Firewall/Switches, local accounts or any server passwords”

Incident: Ex-worker who was investigated over child sex offences accessed sensitive data 260 times in major breach | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Mar 13, 2021 | 09 Access Control, ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, State Government, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Privacy Breach March 2021: Ex-worker who was investigated over child sex offences accessed sensitive data 260 times including after leaving the job. Child welfare advocates say unauthorised data access puts children at risk.

Incident: Checking accounts – FWC upholds dismissal of ANZ banker who accessed private info about a colleague and celebrity | SmartCompany

by Steven Kirby | Mar 4, 2021 | 09 Access Control, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Insider Threat, Privacy, Privacy Breach, SmartCompany | 0 |

Australian Insider Privacy Breach March 2021: Australian Fair Work Commission upholds dismissal of ANZ banker who accessed private info about a colleague and celebrity. ANZ did not accept the employee’s explanation and terminated her employment immediately.

Incident: Scouts Victoria data breach potentially nets 900 people’s personal details | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Sep 25, 2020 | 09 Access Control, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, Email Phishing, iTnews, Privacy, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Detailed Privacy Breach September 2020: Scouts Victoria data breach potentially nets 900 people’s personal details including bank details, birth certificates and court orders.

Incident: Misconfigured UTAS SharePoint site exposed 20,000 students’ details | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Sep 21, 2020 | 09 Access Control, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Confidentiality, Configuration, Education and Training, iTnews, Privacy Breach, Tasmania | 0 |

Australian Privacy Exposure September 2020: Misconfigured UTAS SharePoint site exposed 20,000 students’ details. Security settings allowed broad access to files.

Incident: Government contractor accessed private data over ‘grudge’

by Steven Kirby | Sep 14, 2020 | 09 Access Control, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Confidentiality, Insider Threat, Privacy, Public Sector, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Insider Unauthorised Access September 2020: Government contractor accessed private data over ‘grudge’
using access to job seeker records to illegally access the Commonwealth data of four people.

Incident: Data breach exposes tens of thousands of NSW driver’s licences online | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Sep 1, 2020 | 09 Access Control, ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Confidentiality, Configuration, Education and Training, New South Wales, Privacy Breach, State Government | 0 |

Australian Government Privacy Breach September 2020: Data breach exposes tens of thousands of NSW driver’s licences online. The documents feature scans of licences which reveal information such as names and addresses.

Incident: Sydney Tools sues competitor Total Tools over alleged email hacking | SmartCompany

by Steven Kirby | Aug 21, 2020 | 09 Access Control, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Confidentiality, Email, Insider Threat, New South Wales, Retail, SmartCompany, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Offboarding Fail August 2020: Sydney Tools sues competitor Total Tools over alleged email hacking. Confirmed it is suing competitor Total Tools over an alleged email hacking.

Audit: Northern Territory School children’s data exposed to cyber security threats due to education department oversight | ABC Australia

by Steven Kirby | Aug 17, 2019 | 09 Access Control, ABC News (Australia), Audit Report, Australian Audit Report 2019, Education and Training, Northern Territory, State Government | 0 |

August 17 2019 Audit Finding: The confidential records of children and teachers have been left vulnerable to cyber security attacks and data mismanagement due to education departmental oversight in the Northern Territory Government, a report from the auditor general’s office has revealed.

Incident: Australian military IT technician breached two classified networks while deployed in Middle East | The Age

by Steven Kirby | Sep 8, 2017 | 09.02.03 Management of privileged access rights, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Defence and Military, Incident Management, Insider Threat, Password Management, Privacy Breach, The Age, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 8 2017 An Australian military staffer...

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Category: 09 Access Control

Incident: Australian Bunnings Customers Appear To Be Caught Up in FlexBooker Breach | Crikey

Incident: Service NSW worker corrupt: ICAC | AAP

Incident: Enterprises need to change passwords following ClickStudios, Passwordstate attack | ZDNet

Incident: Ex-worker who was investigated over child sex offences accessed sensitive data 260 times in major breach | ABC News (Australia)

Incident: Checking accounts – FWC upholds dismissal of ANZ banker who accessed private info about a colleague and celebrity | SmartCompany

Incident: Scouts Victoria data breach potentially nets 900 people’s personal details | iTnews

Incident: Misconfigured UTAS SharePoint site exposed 20,000 students’ details | iTnews

Incident: Government contractor accessed private data over ‘grudge’

Incident: Data breach exposes tens of thousands of NSW driver’s licences online | ABC News (Australia)

Incident: Sydney Tools sues competitor Total Tools over alleged email hacking | SmartCompany

Audit: Northern Territory School children’s data exposed to cyber security threats due to education department oversight | ABC Australia

Incident: Australian military IT technician breached two classified networks while deployed in Middle East | The Age

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