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Incident: EnergyAustralia portal compromised, details of 323 customers leaked | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Oct 23, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, ISO 27k 5 Organisational Controls, ISO27k 5.17 Authentication information, iTWire, Password, Privacy Breach, Utilities | 0 |

Australian Energy Utility Incident October 2022. Electricity and gas retailer EnergyAustralia has disclosed a breach of its MyAccount platform. The company says affected 323 small business and residential customers and was automated through use of a password bot.

Incident: New security alert issued to all Woolworths Everyday Rewards members | 7news

by Steven Kirby | Jul 22, 2022 | 7 NEWS Australia, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Integrity, Password, Retail | 0 |

Australian Retail Cyber Incident July 2022: New security alert issued to all Woolworths Everyday Rewards members. Fraudsters have likely obtained members’ login credentials and account details from online scams or other sources.

Incident: Deakin University reveals breach of 47,000 students’ details | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jul 13, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Education and Training, iTnews, Password, Privacy Breach, SMiShing, Threat Vector, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Cyber Attack July 2022: Deakin University reveals privacy breach of 47,000 students’ details. Subset targeted with smish sent via officially-used SMS channel

Incident: Sydney man charged over Netflix, Spotify credential-stuffing, stolen accounts | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Mar 13, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Identity Management, Identity Theft, iTnews, New South Wales, Password, Policing and Law Enforcement, Social Media | 0 |

A Sydney man has been charged by AFP for alleged involvement in WickedGen.com.

Incident: Hack spam sent via Australian hazard alert service | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jan 7, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Hacked, iTnews, Local Government, New South Wales, Password, State Government, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Early Warning Network, a NSW company providing weather, fire and other alerts to councils and others, had a login compromised and used by an unknown party to make threats about customer security.

Incident: Government left red-faced by health privacy commissioner’s website bungle | MSN Australia

by Steven Kirby | Jul 18, 2018 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Configuration, Federal Government, Medical and Health Care, Password, Privacy, Public Sector, Website | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 18 2018 The National Health Practitioner...

Incident: Medical records exposed by flaw in Telstra Health’s Argus software | SMH

by Steven Kirby | Mar 22, 2018 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Medical and Health Care, Password, Privilege Access Management, SMH - The Sydney Morning Herald, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider, Vulnerability | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: March 22 2018 A flaw in medical software used...

Most people have lax password habits, says ME Bank | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Nov 19, 2017 | Australia, Banking and Finance, Cybersecurity, iTWire, Password, Password Management | 0 |

The message isn’t getting through: almost nine out of ten people use the same password with multiple accounts. Source: Most people have lax password habits, says ME Bank

Computer password laws being ‘sneaked’ through SA Parliament, Greens say | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Nov 15, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Cybersecurity, Digital Rights, Legislation and Regulation, Password, Policing and Law Enforcement, Privacy, South Australia, State Government | 0 |

The laws were sold as a further measure against child exploitation material, but the Greens worry they are being expanded to cover offences such as fraud. Source: Computer password laws being ‘sneaked’ through SA...

Incident: APNIC resets passwords after whois credentials leaked | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Oct 24, 2017 | APAC, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Cybersecurity, Data Handling, iTnews, Password, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 24 2017 Regional internet registry for...

Quote: Bruce Schneier “If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can’t get a new thumb. The failure modes are very different”

by Steven Kirby | Oct 20, 2017 | Biometrics, Password, Quotes | 0 |

“If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can’t get a new thumb. The failure modes are very different” – Bruce Schneier

Our spy agencies know less about cybersecurity than the Daily Mail | Crikey

by Steven Kirby | Sep 6, 2017 | Australia, Crikey, Defence and Military, Federal Government, Passphrase, Password, Password Management | 0 |

The Australian Signals Directorate still wants people to generate ridiculous passwords that are very insecure. Source: Our spy agencies know less about cybersecurity than the Daily Mail

Incident: Particle accelerator hacked: Boffins’ hashed passwords beamed up | The Register

by Steven Kirby | Feb 3, 2017 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Cyber Attack Incident, Data Breach, Federal Government, Hacked, Password, The Register | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: February 3 2017 The Australian Nuclear Science...

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Been hit by ransomware? Letting the AFP know could save you a lot of money
by David Hollingworth on December 8, 2023
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Cyber attack on Sydney radiology company | 9 News Australia
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by Ry Crozier on December 1, 2023
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Services Australia vets customer data after Brisbane medical group breach
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Incident: EnergyAustralia portal compromised, details of 323 customers leaked | iTWire

Incident: New security alert issued to all Woolworths Everyday Rewards members | 7news

Incident: Deakin University reveals breach of 47,000 students’ details | iTnews

Incident: Hack spam sent via Australian hazard alert service | iTnews

Incident: Government left red-faced by health privacy commissioner’s website bungle | MSN Australia

Incident: Medical records exposed by flaw in Telstra Health’s Argus software | SMH

Most people have lax password habits, says ME Bank | iTWire

Computer password laws being ‘sneaked’ through SA Parliament, Greens say | ABC News (Australia)

Incident: APNIC resets passwords after whois credentials leaked | iTnews

Quote: Bruce Schneier “If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can’t get a new thumb. The failure modes are very different”

Our spy agencies know less about cybersecurity than the Daily Mail | Crikey

Incident: Particle accelerator hacked: Boffins’ hashed passwords beamed up | The Register

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