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Incident: NSW Health confirms data breached due to Accellion vulnerability | ZDNet

by Steven Kirby | Jun 6, 2021 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Confidentiality, Medical and Health Care, New South Wales, Privacy Breach, Website Compromise, ZDNet | 0 |

Australian Vulnerability Incident June 2021: NSW Health is the latest Australian government entity to confirm being impacted by a vulnerability in the Accellion file transfer system. Different types of information, including identity information and in some cases, health-related personal information, were included in the attack.

NZ Incident: ‘Coding error’ compromises passports, driver licences in Ministry of Culture and Heritage data breach | Stuff.co.nz

by Steven Kirby | Aug 25, 2019 | 🥝 NZ Incidents, Federal Government, New Zealand, OSWAP Top Ten, Privacy Breach, Stuff.co.nz, Website Compromise | 0 |

Privacy Breach 25 August 2019: New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage revealed on Sunday more than 300 people had had their personal documents compromised following a “coding error” on a ministry-commissioned website.

Incident: ‘Scotty Doesn’t Know’: PM’s website plays lewd song after internet prank takeover | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Oct 19, 2018 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Politician and Politics, Social Media, Website Compromise | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 19 2018 A prankster claims credit for a...

Incident: Telstra user stumbles across ‘private’ details of 66,000 users | 9 News

by Steven Kirby | Jul 27, 2018 | 9 News, APP Australian Privacy Principles, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Configuration, Data Breach, Privacy, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider, Website Compromise | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 27 2018 Telstra customer stumbles across...

Incident: AFP investigating airport security card data hack | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Jul 12, 2018 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Data Breach, Hacked, New South Wales, Privacy Breach, Transport and Logistics, Website Compromise | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 12 2018 A company that issues Aviation...

Incident: Roseanne’s face appears on BoM site, but hack denied | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Jun 1, 2018 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Federal Government, Government Agency, iTWire, Website Compromise | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: June 01 2018 The face of disgraced American...

Incident: Details of 6000 supermarket customers at risk after hack | SMH

by Steven Kirby | May 19, 2018 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Data Breach, Hacked, Privacy Breach, Retail, SMH - The Sydney Morning Herald, Website Compromise | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 19 2018 The names, email addresses and...

Incident: Cyber attack on Family Planning NSW client database | SMH

by Steven Kirby | May 14, 2018 | APP Australian Privacy Principles, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Data Breach, In the Press, Medical and Health Care, New South Wales, Privacy, Public Sector, SMH - The Sydney Morning Herald, State Government, Website Compromise | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 14 2018 A cyber attack on Family Planning...

Incident: Queensland and Australian govt sites hijacked by crypto coin miner | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Feb 12, 2018 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin, Federal Government, Government Agency, Hacked, iTnews, Local Government, Queensland, South Australia, State Government, Victoria, Website Compromise | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: February 12 2018 The Queensland...

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APVMA added to HWL Ebsworth breach list
by Richard Chirgwin on September 25, 2023
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has confirmed that it was one of the federal government agencies impacted by the …
Australian Federal Police claw back $45m lost to BEC scammers
by Ry Crozier on September 25, 2023
The Australian Federal Police has claimed some success in thwarting in-progress business email compromise (BEC) scams, in cases where the incident is …
AFP saves mum and dad business from cyber criminals | Australian Federal Police
by Australian Federal Police on September 25, 2023
The AFP has returned $45 million to Australian businesses targeted by cyber criminals in the past three years. As the AFP today challenges the …
Aussies Warned Over Cyber-Security Risks After Large-Scale Hack
by The Project on September 24, 2023
Sixty-five government departments and agencies have been caught up in the country’s latest ‘large scale’ cyber-attack on legal firm HWL Ebsworth, with stark ...
Federal government rolls out plan to protect Aussies from cyber attacks | 9 News Australia
by 9 News Australia on September 24, 2023
One year on since the Optus cyber attack, Home Affairs Minister has revealed part of the Federal government’s plan to protect Australians from future breache...
Troy Hunt scours the dark web for your stolen data — but he's just trying to help
by By Julian Fell on September 22, 2023
He's just "a dude on the web", but Troy Hunt has ended up playing an oddly central role in global cybersecurity. In April, the US Federal Bureau of …
Pizza Hut says nearly two-hundred thousand customers affected by data breach
by By Caitlin Rawling on September 21, 2023
Nearly 200,000 Pizza Hut Australia customers have had their data leaked, following a cyber attack earlier this month. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for …
Medibank incurred $7.5 million in direct tech costs after cyber attack
by Richard Chirgwin on September 21, 2023
Medibank has revealed a breakdown of its $46.4 million data breach expense amount incurred after a high-profile cyber incident last year. In the …
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by Richard Chirgwin on September 20, 2023
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Category: Website Compromise

Incident: NSW Health confirms data breached due to Accellion vulnerability | ZDNet

NZ Incident: ‘Coding error’ compromises passports, driver licences in Ministry of Culture and Heritage data breach | Stuff.co.nz

Incident: Telstra user stumbles across ‘private’ details of 66,000 users | 9 News

Incident: AFP investigating airport security card data hack | ABC News (Australia)

Incident: Roseanne’s face appears on BoM site, but hack denied | iTWire

Incident: Details of 6000 supermarket customers at risk after hack | SMH

Incident: Cyber attack on Family Planning NSW client database | SMH

Incident: Queensland and Australian govt sites hijacked by crypto coin miner | iTnews

Incident: Corporate watchdog ASIC in privacy breach exposing users’ search history | The Guardian

Incident: Natbuild Says Mitre 10 Hacked into its Website | Power Retail

Incident: Scammers Hosted Files on Equifax’s Australian Website | BankInfoSecurity

Vodafone NZ customer finds major loophole in ‘My Vodafone’ system | SecurityBrief NZ

Incident: Dunlop’s Aussie site caught up in CryptXXX ransomware-spreading campaign | iTnews

Incident: Dandenong Plaza website hacked to show a disturbing image of a clown | Dandenong Journal

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