Category: Unauthorised Access

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, 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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OAIC wants stronger enforcement powers in Australia's revamped Privacy Act
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has asked for amendments to be made to the Privacy Act 1988 that would update its … Read more »
Published: January 22, 2021 - 3:57 pm
Cybersecurity expert calls for replacement technology following Tasmanian ambulance patient data leak
A cybersecurity expert has called on the Tasmanian Government to replace its ambulance communication technology to prevent future breaches of … Read more »
Published: January 22, 2021 - 3:56 pm
ISIS associate re-arrested in Sydney two weeks after release
A man convicted of associating with ISIS terrorists has been re-arrested in Sydney, accused of breaching his Control Order, just two weeks after his … Read more »
Published: January 22, 2021 - 3:50 pm
Australia's tangle of electronic surveillance laws needs unravelling
The legislative framework that governs Australia's intelligence community is "unnecessarily complex". It leads to "unclear and confusing laws" for … Read more »
Published: January 22, 2021 - 3:47 pm
Reserve Bank of New Zealand making good progress on addressing data breach
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua investigation into the malicious illegal breach of a third-party file sharing application has … Read more »
Published: January 22, 2021 - 3:39 pm
ACMA says Kogan breached Australian spam laws and pays $310,000 fine
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has investigated Australia e-tail giant Kogan and found the company sent more than 42 … Read more »
Published: January 21, 2021 - 4:30 pm
UNSW restarts search for new CISO
UNSW has returned to the jobs market to find a chief information security officer after delaying the recruitment process last year due to the … Read more »
Published: January 19, 2021 - 7:41 am
Incident: New Zealand Reserve Bank urgently responding to 'illegal data breach' | SMH - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
New Zealand Data Breach, January 10 2021 New Zealand Reserve Bank urgently responding to ‘illegal data breach’ The bank issued a statement shortly … Read more »
Published: January 13, 2021 - 6:06 pm
Accellion hack behind Reserve Bank of NZ data breach
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which yesterday disclosed it had suffered a data breach, now says it was caught up in a hack of enterprise data … Read more »
Published: January 13, 2021 - 4:51 pm
Scam statistics
This data is based on reports provided to the ACCC by web form and over the phone. The data is published on a monthly basis. Our quality assurance … Read more »
Published: January 13, 2021 - 4:47 pm
Remote access scams
Remote access scams try to convince you that you have a computer or internet problem and that you need to buy new software to fix the problem. How … Read more »
Published: January 13, 2021 - 4:44 pm
Are Australians at a 'turning point' on cybersecurity or still unprepared?
Australians are on high alert about the threat of cyber attacks following Prime Minister Scott Morrison's warning in June that Australia was targeted … Read more »
Published: January 11, 2021 - 6:03 am
Canberra’s new data sharing bill involves our personal details
Pitched as necessary for our own safety, Scott Morrison’s Data Availability and Transparency Bill has experts reeling over the sheer lack of … Read more »
Published: January 9, 2021 - 9:44 pm
Woolworths still 'reluctant' to list all companies than handle its data
Woolworths says there are security risks - and no benefits to be had - from disclosing the names of all technology and data partners and suppliers … Read more »
Published: January 8, 2021 - 8:26 am
ADHA sees 'inconsequential' My Health Record data breach notices eroding trust
The Australian Digital Health Agency, overseer of the My Health Record, has expressed concern at the number and type of "potential" data breaches it … Read more »
Published: January 8, 2021 - 8:26 am
Service NSW app hit by two-hour outage
Service NSW experienced an “unexpected” two-hour outage of its app on Thursday afternoon that left people unable to log their visits to hospitality … Read more »
Published: January 7, 2021 - 6:35 pm
RAT scammers pose as the Australian Cyber Security Centre
A social engineering campaign featuring phishing emails and scam calls that impersonate the Australian Cyber Security Centre is underway at the … Read more »
Published: January 7, 2021 - 5:59 am
AWS secures former ASD cloud certifier as its national security head
Amazon Web Services has landed former longtime Australian Signals Directorate official and public cloud certifier Melissa Osborne as its new head of … Read more »
Published: January 7, 2021 - 5:52 am
Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM) | Cyber.gov.au
The Australian Cyber Security Centre within the Australian Signals Directorate produces the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM). … Read more »
Published: January 6, 2021 - 12:35 am
ANU uses new security capabilities to help other Unis fend off attacks
The Australian National University says it has been able to help other unnamed universities "fend off attacks" using new capabilities it set up in … Read more »
Published: January 5, 2021 - 1:26 pm