Category: Privacy
Incident: Victorian print music giant Hal Leonard Australia falls victim to Qilin ransomware | cyberdaily.au
by Steven Kirby | Jan 15, 2024 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2024, Confidentiality, cyberdaily.au, Data Breach, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Retail, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Retailer Ransomware Breach, 15 January 2024: Qilin ransomware gang has shared 37.6 gigabytes of data belonging to Victorian print music company Hal Leonard Australia. Hal Leonard given a week to pay an undisclosed sum of money for ransom.
Read MoreIncident: Yakult Australia targeted in cyber attack, employee files published on dark web | ABC News Australia
by Steven Kirby | Dec 28, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Manufacturing, New Zealand, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Manufacturer Ransomware Privacy Breach, 28 December 2023: Yakult Australia targeted in cyber attack, employee files published on dark web. 95 gigabytes of data including passports, medical assessments, salaries, and performance reviews.
Read MoreIncident: Life Saving Victoria server hacked by ‘malicious actors’ | ABC News Australia
by Steven Kirby | Dec 24, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Privacy Breach, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Privacy Breach, 24 December 2023: Life Saving Victoria server hacked by ‘malicious actors’. The extent of the personal information is limited and does not pose a serious threat to the individuals.
Read MoreIncident: UPDATE NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records” | iTnews
by Steven Kirby | Nov 29, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Federal Government, Insider Threat, iTnews, Privacy Breach | 0 |
Australian Insider Threat, 29 November 2023: National Disability Insurance Agency NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records”. NDIA staffer charged with leaking participants’ data, acting NDIA provider also arrested.
Read MoreIncident: TissuPath data breach victim upset by delayed notification | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Nov 14, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Managed Services Provider, Medical and Health Care, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Pathology Ransomware Attack, 14 November 2023: Australian pathology company Tissupath, reported a ransomware attack at a third-party IT supplier, Core Desktop. About 130,000 victims of a data hack at pathology company TissuPath in August involving referrals issued between 2011 and 2020 was to blame.
Read MoreIncident: The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here’s what we know | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Oct 22, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, South Australia, Third-Party Risk | 0 |
Australian Health Insurer Hacked, 28 October 2023: The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here’s what we know. 14,011 members may have been impacted by a cyber security incident involving a former third-party service provider.
Read MoreIncident: Ransomware gang posts 30GB of data it claims belongs to Victorian real estate group | cyberdaily.au
by Steven Kirby | Oct 4, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, cyberdaily.au, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Real Estate and Property Management, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Real Estate Ransomware Attack, 04 October 2023: Ransomware gang posts 30GB of data it claims belongs to Victorian real estate group. Ragnar Locker gang is claiming to have breached Network Pacific Real Estate following a failure in negotiations.
Read MoreIncident: Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services company | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Sep 15, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Managed Services Provider, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Victoria | 0 |
Australian IT Services Ransomware Attack, 05 September 2023: Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services company. TissuPath, Strata Plan and Barry Plant Blackburn were all clients of Core Desktop.
Read MoreIncident: Dymocks warns customers of data breach after account information leaked on dark web | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Sep 8, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, Retail | 0 |
Australian Retail Privacy Breach, 08 September 2023: Dymocks warns customers of data breach after account information leaked on dark web. Customers’ addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and membership details may have been compromised.
Read MoreIncident: Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers’ details, claims ShinyHunters hacking group | Bitdefender
by Steven Kirby | Sep 6, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Cloud, Confidentiality, In the Press, Privacy, Retail | 0 |
Australian Fastfood Company Hacked, 06 September 2023: Pizza Hut Australia leaks one million customers’ details, claims ShinyHunters hacking groups. Unauthorised access gained to companies Amazon Web Services buckets claiming to have exfiltrated 30 million customer order records.
Read MoreIncident: University of Sydney caught up in third-party data breach | iTNews
by Steven Kirby | Sep 1, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Education and Training, iTnews, New South Wales, Privacy, Third-Party Risk | 0 |
Australian University Third-Party Data Breach, 1 September 2023: The University of Sydney has disclosed a data breach potentially affecting international students. The data breach involved a third-party provider, still undisclosed.
Read MoreIncident: Thousands of donors to Australian charities, including Cancer Council and Canteen, have data leaked to dark web | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Aug 23, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Third-Party Risk | 0 |
Australian Telemarketer Breach, 23 August 2023: Pareto Phone, a Brisbane-based telemarketing company that contacts potential donors on behalf of charities, was hacked by cybercriminals in April. 70 charities, including Amnesty International Australia, Australian Conservation Foundation, Wilderness Society, Cancer Council Cancer, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Canteen, Heart Foundation, and Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Read MoreIncident: Australian vocational and trades education centre hit by Lockbit | iTWire
by Steven Kirby | Jul 19, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Education and Training, iTWire, Privacy, Ransomware | 0 |
Australian Education Ransomware Attack, 19 July 2023: Australian Academy of Vocational Education and Trades trading as Academia, has been hit by the Windows ransomware group Lockbit 3.0. The attackers have given the organisation a deadline of 24 July to get in touch and presumably negotiate a ransom payment.
Read MoreIncident: Fortescue Metals admits it suffered breach, Cl0p claims credit | iTWire
by Steven Kirby | Jul 18, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, iTWire, Mining and Resources, Privacy, Third-Party Risk | 0 |
Australian Mining Cyber Incident, 18 July 2023: Iron ore giant Fortescue Metals targeted by Russian ransomware group. Australian mining company confirms hack occurred on 28 May but data disclosed ‘was not confidential in nature’.
Read MoreIncident: Australian horse riding organisations caught up in cyber attack impacting 10,000 people | The Courier Mail
by Steven Kirby | Jul 6, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Entertainment and Events, Privacy Breach, The Courier, Third-Party Risk, Victoria | 0 |
Australian Event Management Incident, 06 July 2023: Australian critical infrastructure company Ventia has been breached in an online attack. Information including names, email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers and bank details.
Read MoreIncident: Perpetual says some personal info compromised in attack on supplier | iTnews
by Steven Kirby | Jun 28, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Privacy, Third-Party Risk | 0 |
Australian Wealth Management Incident 28 June 2023: Wealth and asset management firm Perpetual Limited says some personal info compromised in attack on supplier. First names, surnames and addresses and bank account details maybe compromised.
Read MoreIncident: Human error, not data breach, behind Port Arthur staff information appearing ‘live’ on library website | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | Jun 20, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Handling, Privacy, State Government, Tasmania | 0 |
Australian Library Data Handling Incident, 20 June 2023: Human error, not data breach, behind Port Arthur staff information appearing ‘live’ on library website. Personal information exposed comprised dates of birth, resumes, addresses, school records and telephone numbers.
Read MoreIncident: AU and NZ – SmartPay investigating breach after ransomware attack | iTnews
by Steven Kirby | Jun 19, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, iTnews, New Zealand, Privacy Breach | 0 |
Australian Eftpos Ransomware Attack, 19 June 2023: Australian and New Zealand listed company SmartPay investigating breach after ransomware attack. The Eftpos hardware provider says criminals stole customer data.
Read MoreIncident: FIIG Securities isolates client-facing systems after attack | iTnews
by Steven Kirby | Jun 12, 2023 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, iTnews, Privacy Breach | 0 |
Australian Finance Broker Privacy Breach, 12 June 2023: Australian brokerage firm FIIG Securities isolates client-facing systems after attack. “Identification details and documents” purportedly accessed.
Read MoreIncident: Thousands of identifiable Northern Territory patient health files sent to overseas-based software vendor in government data breach | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby | May 25, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Handling, Medical and Health Care, Northern Territory, Privacy Breach, State Government | 0 |
Australian Medical Data Handling Incident 25 May 2023: Thousands of identifiable Northern Territory patient health files sent to overseas-based software vendor in government data breach. NT Health says the onus is on individuals to check if the privacy of their medical records has been breached.
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