Australian Energy Privacy Breach, 15 May 2024: Victorian energy provide Sumo Energy slammed by data breach, as energy and internet customers have details leaked. Personal details of approximately 40,000 customers were compromised, including approximately 3,000 Australian passport numbers.
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Australian Data Handling Incident December 2022: Telstra apologises for accidentally publishing data of thousands of customers online. Names, numbers and addresses of some unlisted customers released online.
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Australia Telstra Provider Breach May 2021: Telstra service provider hit by cyber attack as hackers claim SIM card information stolen. Hackers have claimed they have gained access to “tens of thousands” of SIM cards after a cyber attack against an Australian telecom firm
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Australian Telco Outage April 2021: Vodafone Australia hit by nationwide 4G outage. Mobile data, voice services impacted for 10 hours.
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Australian Telco Outage August 2020: ‘Massive messaging storm’ takes out Telstra’s DNS infrastructure, walks back on earlier claims of denial-of-service attack.
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Australian Medical Privacy Breach July 2020: ‘Unforgivable’: Privacy breach exposed sensitive details of WA’s virus fight on a public website. The breach also impacted St John Ambulance, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Department of Justice. The leak was traced back to Vodafone pager service.
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Australian DDoS Attack Arrest October 2019: Victorian man arrested over multiple DDoS attacks against a telecommunications business and a large shopping complex.
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Australian Privacy Breach Incident October 2019: Tens of thousands of Australian Optus customers have had their mobile phone numbers and addresses mistakenly published online.
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Google has suspended an email alerting system in New Zealand following criticism by the government for publishing suppressed details of a murder case, the company said on Friday.
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Early Warning Network, a NSW company providing weather, fire and other alerts to councils and others, had a login compromised and used by an unknown party to make threats about customer security.
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 27 2018 Telstra customer stumbles across...
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 31 2018 An onslaught of 1800 suspected...
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: March 22 2018 A flaw in medical software used...
Read MoreThe federal government has promised to introduce a national ‘consumer data right’ into law allowing consumers open access to their banking, energy, and telco data next year. Source: New laws will give Aussies access...
Read MoreTwo major Australian brands, Telstra and Commonwealth Bank, have been targeted by scammers in a bid to dupe users into downloading malware to their computers or giving up credit card details. Source: Telstra, CommBank targeted...
Read MoreThe Australian Communications and Media Authority has fined ISP TPG Internet $360,000 over the violation of the Spam Act 2003. Source: iTWire – ACMA hits TPG with $360,000 fine over spam
Read MoreDon’t click “View my bill” if you receive these emails from Telstra or EnergyAustralia. Source: Fake Telstra and EnergyAustralia email bills spread banking trojans – CSO | The Resource for Data Security...
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 24 2017 Regional internet registry for...
Read MoreMembers of a New Zealand online tech community discovered a potential vulnerability in Vodafone New Zealand’s ‘My Vodafone’ platform. Source: SecurityBrief NZ – Vodafone NZ customer finds major loophone in ‘My...
Read MoreTelstra suffered a domain name server (DNS) outage in NSW with a wide range of users reporting connectivity issues beginning around 5am. Update, 9.57am: Telstra said the DNS issue has been resolved. Source: Telstra’s NSW...
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Australia is a highly active class action forum, leaving businesses exposed to costly and burdensome litigation. [...]
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The n0n ransomware group says it has tens of thousands of patient records as healthcare provider Hunter Neurology investigates a possible third-party … [...]
An Aussie accounting firm is listed as a hacking victim; OAIC and the Australian Taxation Office have been informed of the incident. Daniel Croft and … [...]
The ASD’s new Essentials framework is a step in the right direction, says the Australian Information Security Association. • Fri, 16 Oct 2026 • … [...]
Qilin ransomware group claims breach of Chadwick Switchboards; allegedly stolen data published on the dark web. • Fri, 16 Oct 2026 • … [...]
A former government software engineer claims Canberra's mismanagement of our data is scandalous. Samuel Spencer tells 7NEWS that sensitive budget information is being stored on outdated software, leaving it vulnerable [...]
From banks battling big tech for AI talent to ransomware attacks exposing sensitive medical records, David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft unpack another eventful week in cyber security – including why [...]
Key points ASD is replacing the Essential Eight with ASD Essentials, a principles-based framework, though it will likely take a year or two to become … [...]
Key points ASIC's CISO Jamie Norton and senior executive leader for data, analytics and AI Graham Jefferson have both resigned, with Norton staying … [...]
Key points Citizen Lab's Exposing Adfection report says Israeli firm Discover-Tech used online ads to track devices and help plant spyware, reaching … [...]
The Australian government looks likely to introduce stronger legal checks on artificial intelligence (AI) companies to parliament early next year, … [...]
Sensitive Australian court data was accessed in India more than a decade ago, newly surfaced emails have revealed, but the court took no action and … [...]
The Queensland government department delivering the state's first cyber security strategy lost more than $800,000 in a cyber attack, a new report has … [...]
The number of data breaches across Queensland's public sector is increasing, including some deemed malicious and intentional, the state's privacy … [...]
An Adelaide private hospital has notified individuals and cyber security authorities of a data breach of personal information. In a limited statement, … [...]
A class action has been launched against the federal government over allegations of "mass and routine sharing" of veterans' medical records over 20 … [...]
AUSTRAC has warned real estate agencies to stay vigilant as scammers impersonating the regulator have begun making their moves. Emilie Lauer • Tue, 13 … [...]
The consultation on proposed changes to AFCA’s Rules has now closed. These changes will enable AFCA to consider scam-related complaints under the … [...]
The Gentlemen claims hack of a Western Australian State Emergency Service unit; past and present members notified of the incident. • Wed, 14 Oct 2026 … [...]
Wherever there are refrigeration controls connected to the internet, there is risk, says Claroty’s Jason Pearce. • Wed, 14 Oct 2026 • … [...]
Australian Cyber Aware's September 2026 review highlights major cybersecurity, privacy, AI, fraud, governance, risk and compliance developments … [...]
Key points US authorities seized seven domains supporting Integrity Technology Group's MicroScan and FishHub hacking tools, as detailed in court … [...]
Consumers can now expect better connectivity during disasters after Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom implemented temporary disaster roaming (TDR) … [...]