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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Major private cleaning and facility services firm Menzies Group has confirmed a cyber incident that occurred after a third-party IT provider was … [...]
A Sydney-based vocational college has found no evidence of compromised student data after being listed on the leak site of a prolific hacking group. • … [...]
A 35-year-old man from Lynbrook, south-east Melbourne, has received a prison sentence of two years and two months, with a 12-month non-parole period, … [...]
NSW Police have charged three people over an alleged $600,000 business email compromise (BEC) scam operation, after detectives caught a young woman … [...]
Dozens of Australian mining companies are scrambling to access their key technology systems after a major software supplier to the sector was … [...]
The company that runs Canvas has painted a target on its back for future extortion attempts by making a deal with hackers, according to cybersecurity … [...]
Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on an Australian hospitality and gaming industry supplier, having listed the firm on the dark web. • Fri, 15 … [...]
The Australian consumer watchdog is pleased with the overall funding boost of $67.7 million over four years in the 2026–27 budget. • Thu, 14 May 2026 … [...]
BEC attacks rose 151 per cent month on month in April, with advanced fee and gift card fraud key drivers. • Thu, 14 May 2026 • Security *]:clear-none … [...]
Western Australia-based software deployment specialist and reseller Scope Systems has disclosed a cyber incident but said no data loss occurred. • … [...]
The hackers behind the global Canvas LMS breach have said they are no longer “seeking money” from any victim. • Wed, 13 May 2026 • … [...]
The federal government has bucked expectations with a large amount of investment into sustaining technology projects, headlined by $654m for Digital … [...]