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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.

Incident: Health worker sacked over ‘serious breach’ of patients’ privacy as ACT government investigates data misuse | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Mar 22, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Insider Threat, Medical and Health Care, Privacy Breach, State Government | 0 |

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.

Incident: Legal Aid ACT refuses to pay ‘not insignificant’ ransom to hackers who stole data of Canberra domestic violence survivors | ABC News Australia

by Steven Kirby | Nov 16, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, Law & Legal, Privacy Breach | 0 |

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”

Audit: ACT govt urged to improve data security after shocker audit | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jun 22, 2020 | Australian Audit Report 2020, Australian Capital Territory, iTnews, State Government | 0 |

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.

Incident: ANU students forced to re-sit exam after data leak | RiotACT

by Steven Kirby | Nov 19, 2019 | Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Data Handling, Education and Training, In the Press | 0 |

Australian University Data Leak November 2019: Australian National University ANU students forced to re-sit exam after data leak

Incident: ANU says ‘sophisticated operator’ stole data in new cyber breach | SMH

by Steven Kirby | Jun 4, 2019 | Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Data Breach, Education and Training, Hacked, Privacy Breach, SMH - The Sydney Morning Herald | 0 |

ANU says ‘sophisticated operator’ stole data included bank details, passport information and academic records of current and former students and staff.

Incident: Cyber-security breach at Federal Parliament prompts security agency investigation | ABC News Australia

by Steven Kirby | Feb 8, 2019 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Federal Government, Government Agency, Government Incident, Hacked | 0 |

Computer passwords are reset as Australia’s security agencies investigate a cyber-security breach at Federal Parliament.

Incident: Cyber security official downloaded animated child porn on secure network | SMH

by Steven Kirby | Jan 28, 2019 | Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Defence and Military, Federal Government, Inappropriate Material, Pornography, SMH - The Sydney Morning Herald | 0 |

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.

Incident: Chinese hackers breach ANU, putting national security at risk | SMH

by Steven Kirby | Jun 6, 2018 | Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Brisbane Times, Education and Training | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 06 2018 China-based hackers have...

Incident: University of Canberra accidentally sends 24 staff details of every employee | The Canberra Times

by Steven Kirby | Feb 26, 2018 | Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Data Handling, Education and Training, Email, Privacy Breach, The Canberra Times | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: February 26 2018 The University of Canberra has...

Info ‘may be accessed’ on ACT student Chromebooks | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Nov 22, 2017 | Australian Capital Territory, Cybersecurity, Digital Rights, Education and Training, iTnews, Privacy | 0 |

Parents 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...

Incident: Ricoh Australia Scrambles to Fix Document Leak | InfoRiskToday

by Steven Kirby | Jul 20, 2017 | Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Data Loss, Federal Government, In the Press, InfoRiskToday, Multifunction Devices, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 20 2017 Ricoh’s Australia office has...

Incident: A Canberra psychology clinic accidentally reveals clients’ personal details in email | The Canberra Times

by Steven Kirby | Jan 15, 2016 | Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2016, Data Handling, Email, Medical and Health Care, Privacy, Privacy Breach, The Canberra Times, Unintended Disclosure Incident, User Error | 0 |

Jan 15, 2016. A Canberra psychology clinic has apologised after it accidentally shared personal details of hundreds of patients in a group email.

Incident: Australian Hyatt hotels hacked, guest credit card details stolen | Australian Business Traveller

by Steven Kirby | Jan 15, 2016 | Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2016, Credit Card, Hacked, Malware, New South Wales, Travel and Accommodation, Victoria, Western Australia | 0 |

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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Category: Australian Capital Territory

Incident: ACT government hit by cyber security breach | AAP

Incident: Health worker sacked over ‘serious breach’ of patients’ privacy as ACT government investigates data misuse | ABC News (Australia)

Incident: Legal Aid ACT refuses to pay ‘not insignificant’ ransom to hackers who stole data of Canberra domestic violence survivors | ABC News Australia

Audit: ACT govt urged to improve data security after shocker audit | iTnews

Incident: ANU students forced to re-sit exam after data leak | RiotACT

Incident: ANU says ‘sophisticated operator’ stole data in new cyber breach | SMH

Incident: Cyber-security breach at Federal Parliament prompts security agency investigation | ABC News Australia

Incident: Cyber security official downloaded animated child porn on secure network | SMH

Incident: Chinese hackers breach ANU, putting national security at risk | SMH

Incident: University of Canberra accidentally sends 24 staff details of every employee | The Canberra Times

Info ‘may be accessed’ on ACT student Chromebooks | iTnews

Incident: Ricoh Australia Scrambles to Fix Document Leak | InfoRiskToday

Incident: A Canberra psychology clinic accidentally reveals clients’ personal details in email | The Canberra Times

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