Australian Defence Agencies Third-Party Breach, 07 September 2023. Defence Housing Australia and Department of Veterans’ Affairs investigates third-party provider hack exposure. The breached service provider was not identified.
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Defence Internal Audit Finding 31 May 2023: Australian Senate questioning reveals 435 Chinese-made surveillance devices found at defence sites. Defence initially claimed there was only one device.
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Australian Defence Ransomware Incident October 2022: Ransomware attack on Dialog also took down Australian Department of Defence service ForceNet. An Agenda ransomware attack hit a communications platform used by the Department of Defence.
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Australian Ransomware Attack October 2020: Spotless Group, the Downer-owned facilities services provider, is the latest high-profile Australian company to fall victim to ransomware attackers. Confirms a ‘number’ of servers ‘accessed’.
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Australian Cyber Attack March 2020: A highly sensitive military database containing the personal details of tens of thousands of Australian Defence Force (ADF) members was shut down for 10 days due to fears it had been hacked.
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May 15 2019 ADF Data Breach: The Australian Defence Force has confirmed it is investigating a potential data breach, impacting potentially thousands of servicemen and women.
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A former senior cyber security official has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for using a secure government network to download animated child pornography.
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: November 2 2018 A cyber security breach and...
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 06 2018 China-based hackers have utterly...
Read MoreHigh-profile former Telstra chief information security officer Mike Burgess has been appointed the new director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate. Source: Mike Burgess returns to ASD – Strategy –...
Read MoreThe federal government’s recent focus on Australia’s cyber military capabilities is two decades too late and the country remains vulnerable to a range of cyber attacks, a new report has found. Source: Cyber war plan two decades...
Read MoreAustralian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cyber security cooperation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit for the commemoration of the Battle of Beersheba on...
Read MoreWhile endlessly talking about the importance of cybersecurity, the government has an all-care-no-responsibility attitude toward its defence data. Source: Hack of defence firm reveals a cybersecurity framework in...
Read MoreUS officials have issued a “please explain” to Australia after sensitive military data was hacked from a defence contractor. Source: ‘Alf’ Defence hack raises US State Department’s...
Read MoreThe government will not confirm that a state actor was responsible for the attack, although says it is a possibility. Source: Massive ‘Alf’ military data breach prompts demands to reveal state hackers
Read MoreThe Australian Signals Directorate should be applauded for sharing publicly the details of a serious data breach at an Australian defence contractor at a conference for cyber security professionals in Sydney this week. Source:...
Read MoreThe government will reveal that a national security contractor has been hacked in a cyber security report. Source: National security contractor hit by hackers
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 10 2017 Restricted technical...
Read MoreThe Australian Defence Force has resumed its use of Chinese-made DJI drones after a 2-week suspension, but defence minister Marise Payne suggested they may now be relegated to ‘unclassified’ missions. Source:...
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 8 2017 An Australian military staffer...
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