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Incident: NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records” | iTnews
Australian Insider Threat, 29 November 2023: National Disability Insurance Agency NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records”. NDIA staffer charged with leaking participants’ data, acting NDIA provider also arrested.
AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-11-27
Australian Cyber News Last Week – November 27th, 2023: Well, that was a busy week. The Australian government’s release of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy. I wrote up the TissuePath breach and followed down a rabbit hole of Core Desktop and AlphV (Black Cat). Optus CEO resigns, Changes to the SOCI act, Federal whole-of-government zero trust target, scale back of Metadata retention, and two-year delay on banning ransomware payments.
AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-11-20
Australian Cyber News Last Week – November 20th, 2023: It was a week of fallout Optus Outage is putting pressure on the company, especially their CEO. DP World Australia is causing rethinks and proposals around Critical Infrastructure and Ransomware reporting. To back this up a new report “ASD Cyber Threat Report 2022-2023”, reveals cybercrimes are soaring with the targets ranging from everyday people to big businesses and even our nation’s most crucial assets.
Incident: Port Adelaide Football Club Hackers post Port files online
Australian Football Cyber Attack, 16 November 2023: Port Adelaide Football Club Hackers post Port files online. Member data is believed not to be compromised though members should be wary of communications from the club.
Incident: TissuPath data breach victim upset by delayed notification | ABC News (Australia)
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.
Incident: Major Australian port operator shuts down amid cyber security incident, impacting goods in and out of the country | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Ports Cyber Attack, 11 November 2023: Major Australian port operator DP World Australia shuts down amid cyber security incident, impacting goods in and out of the country. Operator failed to fix a critical IT vulnerability; the patch had been released over a month earlier.
Quote: Denis Waitley “Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare….”
Quotes and Memes: “”Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised”- Denis Waitley
Incident: SA Health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Patient Data, 28 October 2023: SA Health patients caught up in data breach of third-party platform Personify Care. Health information of 121 patients and the names and phone numbers of about 12,000 others was deleted by an “unauthorised third party.
Incident: The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here’s what we know | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Health Insurer Hacked, 28 October 2023: The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here’s what we know. 14,011 members may have been impacted by a cyber security incident involving a former third-party service provider.
Quote: Willa Cather “No one can build his security upon….”
Quotes and Memes: “No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person” – Willa Cather
Incident: Home Affairs, Administrative Appeals Tribunal websites hit by cyber attacks | SBS News
Australian Denial of Service Attack, 06 October 2023: Home Affairs, Administrative Appeals Tribunal websites hit by cyber attacks. DDoS attack, impacted site access for about five hours.
Incident: Cybercriminals access patient information at Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital | 7News
Australian Patient Data Breach, 05 October 2023: Personal data of almost 200 patients exposed in hack of Melbourne hospital staff member’s email. Worker sent details about the patients to their personal email account, which was later hacked.
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Quote: Denis Waitley “Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare….”
Quotes and Memes: “”Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised”- Denis Waitley
Quote: Willa Cather “No one can build his security upon….”
Quotes and Memes: “No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person” – Willa Cather
Quote: Meera Srinivasan “Home is where the Heart is …”
Quotes and Memes: Home is where the Heart is. Don’t let damage to your home wipe out your hard earned savings. Protect your home, secure your assets- Meera Srinivasan
Quote: Chinese Proverb “When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning…”
Quotes and Memes: “When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.” – Chinese Proverb
Quote: Elijah Shaw “In the battle of real world vs…”
Quotes and Memes: “In the battle of real world vs. textbook, the real world will win every time.” – Elijah Shaw
Quote: Kirsten Manthorne “You are an essential ingredient in our ongoing effort to reduce Security Risk.”
Quote: Kirsten Manthorne “You are an essential ingredient in our ongoing effort to reduce Security Risk.”
Quote: H. Stanley Judd “The ultimate security is your understanding of reality.”
Quotes and Memes: “The ultimate security is your understanding of reality.” – H. Stanley Judd
Quote: Gilda Radner “There is no real security except for whatever you …”
Quotes and Memes: Gilda Radner “There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.”
