Incident – University Ransomware Attack, 16 February 2025: Australian National University investigating alleged cyber attack by FSociety ransomware group. No ransom amount was given; however, society is threatening to publish the data within seven days.
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Australian Medical Centre Breach, 18 January a2024: Patient data hacked at Crace Medical Centre in Canberra. Crace has not disclosed any details about the attack nor the number of affected individuals.
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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.
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Australian Health Privacy Breach, 22 March 2023: Health worker sacked over ‘serious breach’ of patients’ privacy as ACT government investigates data misuse. Private records of some Canberra Health Services patients ‘deliberately’ sent to industrial partner.
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Australian Cyber Attack November 2022: Technology group providing services to Victorian government departments hit by a cyber attack. The company says hackers have revealed a sample “of what is believed to be stolen data”
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Australian Audit Report June 2020: ACT Government agencies don’t understand data security and put privacy at risk, auditor-general says. Agencies lacking understanding, awareness.
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Australian University Data Leak November 2019: Australian National University ANU students forced to re-sit exam after data leak
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ANU says ‘sophisticated operator’ stole data included bank details, passport information and academic records of current and former students and staff.
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Computer passwords are reset as Australia’s security agencies investigate a cyber-security breach at Federal Parliament.
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A former senior cyber security official has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for using a secure government network to download animated child pornography.
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 06 2018 China-based hackers have...
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: February 26 2018 The University of Canberra has...
Read MoreParents of ACT students in line for a government-issued Chromebook must agree to allow the government and third parties access to information on the device. Source: Info ‘may be accessed’ on ACT student...
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 20 2017 Ricoh’s Australia office has...
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Jan 15, 2016. A Canberra psychology clinic has apologised after it accidentally shared personal details of hundreds of patients in a group email.
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January 15, 2016. Hyatt Hotels is the latest hotel chain to fall victim to hackers stealing sensitive credit card information from guests around the world, including flagship properties in Australia.
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