Australia Political Ransomware Attack May 2021: The NSW branch of the Labor Party appears to have suffered a Windows ransomware attack, with the Avaddon strain having been used to attack the party’s network. Photocopies of an Australian passport, a driver’s licence and a number of other documents have been posted online.
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Australian Politician DNS Redirect January 2021. Pauline Hanson’s website redirected to refugee council site. Ms Hanson’s mistake of allowing her DNS registration to lapse has complicated fixing the link
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Australian Social Media Privacy Breach September 2020: Why you shouldn’t post a picture of a boarding pass on social media. Security experts are repeating warnings to keep pictures of documents with personal information and barcode.
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Australian Email Incident 07 October 2019: Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s office accidentally leaks talking points for MPs to journalists
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 19 2018 A prankster claims credit for a...
Read MoreThe PM says everyone should change their password regularly. Source: Malcolm Turnbull reveals his iTunes account was hacked once | The West Australian
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: December 12 2017 THE Australian Federal Police...
Read MoreQld Labor MP Mark Bailey will not face criminal charges after a CCC investigation into his deleted private email account. Source: Queensland Labor MP Mark Bailey avoids criminal charges over deleted private email account –...
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March 21, 2016. Toowoomba Regional Council candidate, Diane Warr was left dumbfounded after a hacker posted sexually explicit photographs on her personal Facebook page.
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Jan 12, 2016. Victorian Creative Industries Minister Martin Foley says someone hacked his Twitter account and liked tweets of pornographic images.
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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 … [...]
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