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Australian Councils Ransomware Attack, 22 April 2024: Victorian councils’ OracleCMS after-hours call answering service breached. Provider, OracleCMS hacked by Lockbit with around 50 clients’ data compromised.
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Australian Pathology Ransomware Attack, 14 November 2023: Australian pathology company Tissupath, reported a ransomware attack at a third-party IT supplier, Core Desktop. About 130,000 victims of a data hack at pathology company TissuPath in August involving referrals issued between 2011 and 2020 was to blame.
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Australian IT Services Ransomware Attack, 05 September 2023: Russian ransomware gang AlphV breaches Core Desktop, a South Melbourne IT services company. TissuPath, Strata Plan and Barry Plant Blackburn were all clients of Core Desktop.
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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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Australian Ransomware Attack, 05 September 2023: Russian ransomware gang AlphV targets pathology company, law firms in latest string of attacks. Breached: Code Desktop, TissuPath, Strata Plan, Barry Plant Blackburn, Tisher Liner FC Law
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Australian Cyber Attack November 2022: Technology group providing services to Victorian government departments hit by a cyber attack. The company says hackers have revealed a sample “of what is believed to be stolen data”
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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 Privacy Breach February 2022: Australian Red Cross warns clients of potential security breach. May have been caught up in cyber security incident hitting the parent company.
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Australia is a highly active class action forum, leaving businesses exposed to costly and burdensome litigation. [...]
Watch: Cyber resilience and the energy transition Ross Phillipson explores the cyber security risks and opportunities arising from the energy … [...]
The n0n ransomware group says it has tens of thousands of patient records as healthcare provider Hunter Neurology investigates a possible third-party … [...]
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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 • … [...]
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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 … [...]
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The Australian government looks likely to introduce stronger legal checks on artificial intelligence (AI) companies to parliament early next year, … [...]
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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) … [...]