Category: Unauthorised Access

Incident: Kununurra Department of Education worker charged with illegally accessing confidential information | The West Australian

by Steven Kirby | Jun 11, 2021 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Confidentiality, Education and Training, Insider Threat, Privacy Breach, The West Australian, Unauthorised Access, Western Australia | 0 |

Australian Unauthorised Access Incident June 2021: Western Australia – Kimberley – Kununurra Department of Education worker charged with illegally accessing confidential information. Charged after his office was raided by WA police last month

Incident: Government contractor accessed private data over ‘grudge’

by Steven Kirby | Sep 14, 2020 | Access Control, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Confidentiality, Insider Threat, Privacy, Public Sector, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Insider Unauthorised Access September 2020: Government contractor accessed private data over ‘grudge’
using access to job seeker records to illegally access the Commonwealth data of four people.

Incident: Sydney Tools sues competitor Total Tools over alleged email hacking | SmartCompany

by Steven Kirby | Aug 21, 2020 | Access Control, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Confidentiality, Email, Insider Threat, New South Wales, Retail, SmartCompany, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Offboarding Fail August 2020: Sydney Tools sues competitor Total Tools over alleged email hacking. Confirmed it is suing competitor Total Tools over an alleged email hacking.

Incident: WA Officer David Snowball illegally accessed police computer to protect partner’s massage business | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Aug 9, 2019 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Insider Threat, Police and Law Enforcement, Policing and Law Enforcement, Privacy Breach, Unauthorised Access, Western Australia | 0 |

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.

Incident: MYOB in payslip privacy bungle | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jul 4, 2019 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Data Handling, Insider Threat, iTWire, Privacy Breach, Services, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

July 04 2019 MYOB in payslip privacy bungle. 220 individual payment summaries went to the incorrect person.

Incident: Police officer facing computer hacking charges | ARN

by Steven Kirby | Jul 2, 2019 | ARN from IDG, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Data Breach, Hacked, Insider Threat, Law & Legal, Police and Law Enforcement, Queensland, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Insider Threat 2nd July 2019 – A Queensland Police Officer has now stood down from official duty with the force pending an investigation into allegations of unauthorised access to confidential information.

Incident: Australian TicTocTrack Smartwatch Flaws Can Be Abused to Track Kids | ThreatPost

by Steven Kirby | Apr 15, 2019 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Data Handling, In the Press, Insider Threat, Privacy Breach, Services, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

April 15 2019 Security Incident: A popular Australian smartwatch’s tracking capabilities expose its user’s locations, personal data and more.

Incident: Chinese national charged with downloading AMP customers’ personal documents | ABC News Australia

by Steven Kirby | Feb 7, 2019 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Banking and Finance, Data Breach, Insider Threat, New South Wales, Privacy Breach, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

A former AMP contractor has pleaded guilty over illegally accessing personal details of customers in Sydney, including drivers’ licences and passports.

Incident: Yet another Qld cop charged with hacking, One of four to face charges since December | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jan 11, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Hacked, Insider Threat, iTnews, Police and Law Enforcement, Queensland, State Government, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

The 33-year-old has been charged with “Computer Hacking and Misuse” after allegedly accessing the Queensland Police Service computer systems and information inappropriately.

Incident: Hack spam sent via Australian hazard alert service | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jan 7, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Hacked, iTnews, Local Government, New South Wales, Password, State Government, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

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.

Audit: Queensland’s offender IT system used to extort prisoners | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Dec 19, 2018 | Australian Audit Report 2018, Data Handling, Insider Threat, iTnews, Police and Law Enforcement, Privacy Breach, Queensland, State Government, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: December 19 2018 Queensland’s corruption...

Incident: Qld undercover cop stood down over “Computer Hacking” claims | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Dec 5, 2018 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Data Breach, Insider Threat, iTnews, Police and Law Enforcement, Privacy Breach, Queensland, State Government, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: December 05 2018 A 38-year-old Brisbane police...

Incident: A Sydney woman who hacked an email account to steal $450,000 in cryptocurrency has been caught after a 9-month investigation | MSN Australia

by Steven Kirby | Oct 26, 2018 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Email, MSN Australia, New South Wales, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 26 2018 A 23-year-old woman has been...

by Steven Kirby | Sep 8, 2017 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Defence and Military, Incident Management, Insider Threat, Password Management, Privacy Breach, Privileged Account Management, The Age, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 8 2017 An Australian military staffer...

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Online safety bill passes the Australian senate
A controversial online safety bill passed the Australian senate on Tuesday night, moving the rules closer to becoming law. The… Read more »
Published: June 23, 2021 - 3:14 pm
New 'safety by design' toolkit to help the global tech industry care a little bit more | ZDNet
The agency charged with promoting online safety education in Australia is rolling out 'safety by design' tools it hopes will… Read more »
Published: June 22, 2021 - 10:04 pm
Digital initiatives across NSW gain funding boost from 2021-22 Budget | ZDNet
In handing down its 2021-22 Budget, the NSW government has credited the state's economic recovery from COVID-19 to its digital… Read more »
Published: June 22, 2021 - 10:02 pm
South Australia splashes out on space, defence, and cybersecurity in 2021-22 Budget | ZDNet
The South Australian government believes tech-focused sectors such as defence, space, and cybersecurity will have a key role to play… Read more »
Published: June 22, 2021 - 10:00 pm
Nationally-known Australian company lawyered up to resist ASD help | ZDNet
The hacked company resisted Australian Signals Directorate involvement for weeks, and accepted only generic advice. Three months later, they were… Read more »
Published: June 22, 2021 - 9:56 pm
Govt risking IT wrecks without 'urgent' staffing boost: union
Government technology failures will continue without “urgent investment” in technical and professional staff, a technical union has warned, as the… Read more »
Published: June 22, 2021 - 12:22 pm
Tabcorp's former CISO joins Cube Networks
Tabcorp's former chief information security officer (CISO) Brendan Smith has moved to take up a CISO role at Cube Networks.… Read more »
Published: June 22, 2021 - 12:21 pm
Why are cybercriminals targeting ag?
Cyber security experts warn agriculture and agricultural industries are now more vulnerable than ever to vicious attacks from cyber criminals. Read more »
Published: June 22, 2021 - 4:29 am
Funding-starved National Archives struggles with cyber resilience - InnovationAus
The National Archives of Australia is struggling to maintain cyber resilience as the agency battles budget and staff cuts that… Read more »
Published: June 22, 2021 - 4:21 am
Former ASIO boss warns on energy sector cyber - InnovationAus
Energy experts and a former ASIO chief have warned that Australia’s critical energy infrastructure was growing in complexity and vulnerability… Read more »
Published: June 22, 2021 - 4:18 am

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Quote: Michael McCormack "Never been a breach, the ABS assures us that this won’t happen into the future with this Census"

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