Category: Policing and Law Enforcement
Incident: Charges over Victoria Police data breach | 7News
Australian Insider Threat December 2021: Charges over Victoria Police data breach. Accessing police information, disclosing police information, and intentionally communicating protected information.
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Incident: Queensland Police Service apologises to gun owners over mass data breach in Moreton region | ABC News (Australia)
Queensland Data Breach January 2021: Queensland Police Service apologises to gun owners over mass data breach in Moreton region. QPS apologises after a data breach revealed personal details of licensed gun owners in the Moreton district.
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Incident: Bugged lawyers’ conversations available to police thanks to ‘IT error’ | The Age
Australian Privacy Breach November 2020. Bugged lawyers’ conversations available to Victorian police thanks to ‘IT error’. The massive breach of the rights to confidentiality and legal professional privilege has potentially contaminated an unknown number of criminal cases and convictions.
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NZ Incident: SAP apologises after NZ firearms registry upgrade privacy breach | iTnews
NZ Privacy Breach 3 December 2019. SAP apologises after NZ firearms registry upgrade privacy breach. Gun buyback site shut down.
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Incident: WA Officer David Snowball illegally accessed police computer to protect partner’s massage business | ABC News (Australia)
August 09 2019: A senior WA police officer of 22 years’ standing who unlawfully accessed a restricted computer system in an attempt to protect his partner’s illegitimate massage business has walked free from court after being sentenced.
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Incident: Govt IT contractor charged over cryptocurrency mining – Security | iTnews
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 21 2019 A Sydney man has been charged by...
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Incident: Sydney man charged over Netflix, Spotify credential-stuffing, stolen accounts | iTnews
A Sydney man has been charged by AFP for alleged involvement in WickedGen.com.
Read MoreAFP’s foreign metadata disclosures dip | iTnews
The Australian Federal Police disclosed the telecommunications metadata of 13 people – including two Australian citizens – to foreign law enforcement agencies in the most recent financial year. Source: AFP’s...
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Incident: Australia police accidentally broadcast arrest plans on social media | Yahoo 7
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: December 19 2017 Sydney (AFP) –...
Read MoreComputer password laws being ‘sneaked’ through SA Parliament, Greens say | ABC News (Australia)
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...
Read MoreFacial recognition in Australia: Will technology keep us safe? | news.com.au
MALCOLM Turnbull insists new anti-terror measures won’t lead to mass surveillance, but China and Russia prove it makes things just a little too easy for Big Brother. Source: Facial recognition in Australia: Will technology keep...
Read MoreWA Police, Facebook warn against ‘cyber’ laws | iTnews
WA Police has called on the government to abandon plans to criminalise a range of cyberbullying activities, it should strengthen existing laws rather than create more. Source: WA Police, Facebook warn against ‘cyber’...
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Incident: Queensland business loses $1.9M to cyber scam | ARN
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 11 2017 The Queensland Police...
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