Category: Tasmania

Incident: 50k customers caught up in Tasmanian Spirit Super phishing attack | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 30, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Email Phishing, iTnews, Privacy Breach, Tasmania | 0 |

Australian Superfund Phishing Attack May 2022: 50k customers caught up in Tasmanian Spirit Super phishing attack. Data possibly compromised after attacker overcame MFA on email account.

Incident: Ransomware attack to blame for Federal Group’s casino pokies outage in Tasmania | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Apr 12, 2021 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity, Ransomware, Tasmania, Travel and Accommodation | 0 |

Australian Ransomware Attack April 2021: Ransomware attack to blame for Federal Group’s casino pokies outage in Tasmania has impacted gambling and hotel operations since April 3

Incident: Tasmania Police called in after Ambulance Tasmania’s patient details published online | ABC New (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Jan 8, 2021 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Authentication, Confidentiality, Medical and Health Care, Privacy Breach, State Government, Tasmania | 0 |

The private details of every Tasmanian who has called an ambulance since November last year have been automatically published online, include patients’ personal details and condition as well as the address of the incident.

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: Hobart man pleads guilty to stalking and controlling ex-girlfriend’s car with his computer | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Nov 6, 2019 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Cyber Stalking, eSafety, Law & Legal, Tasmania, Transport and Logistics | 0 |

Australian Cyber Stalking November 2019: Hobart man pleads guilty to stalking and controlling ex-girlfriend’s car with his computer. He downloaded and set up an online application that gave him control over the stop and start function of his ex-lover’s car and allowed him to track her movements.

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Category: Tasmania

Incident: 50k customers caught up in Tasmanian Spirit Super phishing attack | iTnews

Incident: Ransomware attack to blame for Federal Group’s casino pokies outage in Tasmania | ABC News (Australia)

Incident: Tasmania Police called in after Ambulance Tasmania’s patient details published online | ABC New (Australia)

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

Incident: Hobart man pleads guilty to stalking and controlling ex-girlfriend’s car with his computer | ABC News (Australia)

Incident: Data breach hits Tasmanian luxury hotels Saffire, Henry Jones, after email scam | ABC News (Australia)

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Incident: Petya cyber attack: Cadbury chocolate factory in Tasmania hit by ransomware | ABC News (Australia)

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