Australian Manufacturing Ransomware Attack, 22 November 2024: Victorian based Snow Brand Australia confirms SafePay ransomware attack. Stolen 24 gigabytes, including financial data invoices, purchase orders, and details of retail partners. Also employee data, medical certificates, superannuation details, and Medicare applications.
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Australian Manufacturing Cyber Attack, 06 Nov 2024: Western Australia – Australian engineering, construction and maintenance services company Goodline has confirmed with Cyber Daily that threat actors launched a cyber attack on its systems. 600 gigabytes of data exfiltrated as a result of threat actors using company credentials to access the network.
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Australian Manufacturing Ransomware Attack, 7 June 2024: Panasonic Australia confirms cyber incident following Akira ransomware claim. Akira claims breached – contracts, project files stolen, and other confidential information.
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Australian Food Manufacturing Data Breach, 6 June 2024: Four’N Twenty owner Patties Foods based in Victoria reportedly targeted in ‘data breach’. Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, discovered two separate database exposures that were publicly accessible and non-password protected.
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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.
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Australian Malware Attack June 2020: Windows ransomware has now hit much closer to home, with cyber criminals using the REvil ransomware to attack the Melbourne-based contract formulation and packing company Chem Pack
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Australian Ransomware Attack June 2020: Fisher & Paykel Appliances struck by Nefilim ransomware. Manufacturing and distribution facilities shut down.
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Australian Cyber Attack June 2020: Cyber attack halts Lion production of milk and beer, attack disrupted manufacturing and knocked out its internal IT systems.
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Australian Privacy Breach April 2020: Confidential details of entire Western Australian Police Force accessed in ‘startling’ audit breach, CCC finds. An investigation has revealed a CCC staff member accessed and downloaded highly confidential information about all of the state’s 8,800 police officers.
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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: August 19 2018 Engineering group RCR Tomlinson...
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: January 9 2016 Former BlueScope employee has...
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