Category: Queensland

Incident: Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron to be questioned by Office of Australian Information Commissioner after data breach | The Courier Mail

by Steven Kirby | Sep 11, 2020 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Confidentiality, Email, Queensland, Sporting and Recreation, The Courier | 0 |

Australian Email Privacy Breach September 2020: Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron to be questioned by Office of Australian Information Commissioner after an email data breach leaking the personal details of 617 members, including millionaire business owners, doctors and barristers.

Incident: Redland City councillor Tracey Huges ‘deeply sorry’ over mistake in attaching spreadsheet to New Year’s Eve invitation | Redland City Bulletin

by Steven Kirby | Jan 3, 2020 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Data Handling, Email, In the Press, Local Government, Privacy Breach, Queensland | 0 |

Australian Privacy Breach January 2020: Redland City councillor Tracey Huges ‘deeply sorry’ over mistake in attaching spreadsheet to New Year’s Eve invitation, with the personal details of 297 residents, and their details of correspondence with council

Audit: Queensland government cyber defences fail ethical hack test | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Oct 2, 2019 | Audit Report, Australian Audit Report 2019, iTnews, Queensland, State Government | 0 |

Audit Failure 2019: Queensland government cyber defences fail ethical hack test, sensitive information accessed with relative ease.

Incident: Brisbane based loss assessor Australian Accident Management Commercial (AAMC) hit by cyber breach | insuranceNEWS.com.au

by Steven Kirby | Jul 25, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Banking and Finance, In the Press, Queensland, Vulnerability | 0 |

Australian Email Incident 07 October 2019: Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s office accidentally leaks talking points for MPs to journalists

Incident: Police officer facing computer hacking charges | ARN

by Steven Kirby | Jul 2, 2019 | ARN from IDG, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Data Breach, Hacked, Insider Threat, Law & Legal, Police and Law Enforcement, Queensland, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Insider Threat 2nd July 2019 – A Queensland Police Officer has now stood down from official duty with the force pending an investigation into allegations of unauthorised access to confidential information.

Incident: Specsavers says Qld customers’ private medical information may have been compromised | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Jun 19, 2019 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Medical and Health Care, Physical Security, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Retail | 0 |

Eyewear giant Specsavers has admitted that the personal information of some clients in regional Queensland is missing.

Incident: Fisheries Qld blames bad update for password ‘fault’ | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jan 14, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Configuration, Government Agency, iTnews, Queensland, State Government | 0 |

Fisheries Queensland has blamed a software bug introduced via an update for an incident that left users of its Fishnet Secure portal exposed over the break.

Incident: Yet another Qld cop charged with hacking, One of four to face charges since December | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jan 11, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Hacked, Insider Threat, iTnews, Police and Law Enforcement, Queensland, State Government, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

The 33-year-old has been charged with “Computer Hacking and Misuse” after allegedly accessing the Queensland Police Service computer systems and information inappropriately.

Incident: First National ‘dealing with authorities’ after reported information leak | ZDNet

by Steven Kirby | Jan 8, 2019 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Data Breach, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Real Estate and Property Management, ZDNet | 0 |

Australian real estate network First National has reportedly had information it held on job applicants leaked online.

Audit: Queensland’s offender IT system used to extort prisoners | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Dec 19, 2018 | Australian Audit Report 2018, Data Handling, Insider Threat, iTnews, Police and Law Enforcement, Privacy Breach, Queensland, State Government, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: December 19 2018 Queensland’s corruption...

Incident: Qld undercover cop stood down over “Computer Hacking” claims | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Dec 5, 2018 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Data Breach, Insider Threat, iTnews, Police and Law Enforcement, Privacy Breach, Queensland, State Government, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: December 05 2018 A 38-year-old Brisbane police...

Incident: Data breach rocks major Queensland sports club | QT (Queensland times)

by Steven Kirby | Jun 5, 2018 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Data Breach, Privacy Breach, QT (Queesnland Times), Queensland, Sporting and Recreation, Virus Incident | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: June 05 2018 Southport Sharks CEO Dean Bowtell...

Incident: Queensland transport department email accounts hacked | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Mar 14, 2018 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Data Breach, Email, Hacked, Queensland, State Government, Transport and Logistics | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: March 14 2018 Overseas hackers breached the...

Incident: Queensland and Australian govt sites hijacked by crypto coin miner | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Feb 12, 2018 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin, Federal Government, Government Agency, Hacked, iTnews, Local Government, Queensland, South Australia, State Government, Victoria, Website Compromise | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: February 12 2018 The Queensland...

Incident: Amazing Rentals data breach in NT, Qld, prompts warning by Information Commissioner over identity theft | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Sep 23, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Data Breach, Hacked, Northern Territory, Privacy, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Retail | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 22 2017 Australia’s privacy...

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Incident: Bugged lawyers' conversations available to police thanks to 'IT error' | The Age - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Privacy Breach, November 23 2020 Bugged lawyers’ conversations available to Victorian police thanks to ‘IT error’ The massive breach of the … Read more »
Published: November 28, 2020 - 10:52 am
APRA targets cyber hygiene and board oversight with new security strategy
APRA has unveiled a new cyber security strategy and flagged it will step up its review of current cyber compliance, holding boards accountable for … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 6:30 pm
Audit: WA registry system flaws force auditor to delay findings by 18 months | iTnews - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
The Department did not know if inappropriate or unauthorised changes were made to information stored in the System The security of electronic records … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 2:01 pm
DDoS campaigns, BEC scams Emotet: CERT NZ reports top security threats
It has been yet another tumultuous quarter for New Zealanders and their wallets, with almost $6.4 million in reported financial losses due to … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 1:15 pm
NCSC prevents $70m harm against NZ's nationally significant organisations
New Zealand’s nationally significant organisations have faced at least 352 cyber incidents in the 2019/2020 year, but the dangers are far from … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 1:14 pm
Donaldson gets permanent appointment as INSLM | ZDNet
Former Solicitor-General for Western Australia has been acting in an oversight role since July. Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter announced … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 12:11 pm
University of Queensland is hacking through perceptions that cybersecurity is a 'man's game'
Australia's cybersecurity experts are aiming to tackle an issue plaguing the industry worldwide — the perception that what they do is a "boy … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 8:56 am
Australia Hasn’t Really Investigated Whether TikTok Is A National Security Risk As Far As We Know
It seems like a life time ago, but there was a period during 2020 when many people were worried TikTok was a national security risk to Australia. To … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 8:54 am
Audit: Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems | iTnews - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Audit Report November 25 2020 Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems Auditor finds at least seven … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 8:45 am
Incident: Law In Order hit by ransomware attack | iTnews - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Ransomware Attack, November 24 2020 Law In Order hit by Netwalker ransomware attack Service provider to the legal sector may have lost some … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 7:37 am
iTWire - Mastercard completes second digital identity pilot with Deakin, AusPost
A statement from Mastercard said the service had been extended this month to verify credentials for students who were taking exams online. Secure … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 6:29 am
Australia's head of cyber warfare exits
The head of the Australian Defence Force’s information warfare division has called it quits after more than three years in the role. Major General … Read more »
Published: November 27, 2020 - 6:25 am
Privacy concerns over new COVID-19 tracing tech in South Australia
QR codes are coming to a COVID-era South Australia, but legal experts are wary of the potential consequences. The codes are used to register entry at … Read more »
Published: November 26, 2020 - 6:42 am
iTWire - Financial software firm cites security, control as reasons for moving from email to Slack
He pointed to security incidents involving companies, including those in financial services, as justification for the decision, saying the rise of … Read more »
Published: November 26, 2020 - 6:35 am
iTWire - Six Australian spy agencies collected COVIDSafe data: watchdog
The six agencies are the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Australian Signals … Read more »
Published: November 26, 2020 - 6:33 am
The cyber wake-up call Australians must heed - InnovationAus
Australian executives really don’t know what risks they’re facing, and their companies could be taken out by cyber-attackers they underestimate, says … Read more »
Published: November 24, 2020 - 1:51 pm
iTWire - Online shoppers warned to be on alert as scams increase, losses climb to $7 million
The warning from the consumer watchdog ACCC’s Scamwatch service reports that it has received over 12,000 reports of online shopping scams so far this … Read more »
Published: November 24, 2020 - 1:36 pm
COVIDSafe data 'incidentally' collected by intelligence agencies in first six months
One or more of Australia’s key intelligence and security agencies “incidentally” collected data relating to the COVIDSafe contact tracing app in its … Read more »
Published: November 24, 2020 - 1:33 pm
An email from Simon to Jane took 14 hours to arrive. It cost them $51,000
As Jane Fleming lit the candles on her son's birthday cake, she was preoccupied with a substantial sum of missing money — $51,000 to be precise. Key … Read more »
Published: November 24, 2020 - 1:28 pm
auDA says new .au namespace rules to take effect in April 2021
The au Domain Administration, the organisation that administers the Australian domain namespace, says rules for the com.au, net.au, org.au and asn.au … Read more »
Published: November 24, 2020 - 12:27 am