Category: Tasmania

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 | 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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Published: May 12, 2021 - 7:35 am
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Published: May 12, 2021 - 12:03 am
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Published: May 12, 2021 - 12:01 am
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Published: May 11, 2021 - 11:19 pm
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Published: May 11, 2021 - 11:18 pm
All the tech within the 2021 Australian Budget | ZDNet
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Published: May 11, 2021 - 11:10 pm
US and Australia warn of escalating Avaddon ransomware attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are warning of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign … Read more »
Published: May 11, 2021 - 10:08 pm
NSW govt creates digital identity advisory council
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Published: May 11, 2021 - 9:44 pm
Queensland needs tougher laws on data breaches and cyber hacking, says privacy chief
Companies in Queensland that suffer data breaches may be required to report incidents to the state's privacy commissioner, under laws now being … Read more »
Published: May 10, 2021 - 7:29 pm
iTWire - Australian Government invests $1.2 billion to secure digital future
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Published: May 9, 2021 - 1:26 pm