Incident: Tasmanians affected by security breach of third-party file transfer service | ABC News (Australia) March 31, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, SaaS - Software as a Service, State Government, Tasmania, Third Party Risk |
Incident: ID, bank details, contact information at risk as cyber criminals hack PH Property Bendigo real estate agency | ABC News (Australia) March 30, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, Real Estate and Property Management, Victoria |
Incident: Hotel and property giant Meriton hit by data hack, personal documents may be at risk | ABC News (Australia) March 29, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Real Estate and Property Management |
Incident: Superannuation fund NGS Super hit by cyber attack, ‘limited data’ taken from its system | ABC News (Australia) March 27, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality |
AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-03-27 March 27, 2023 | Featured, Monthly Australian News |
Incident: Crown Resorts investigating potential data breach after being contacted by hacking group | ABC News (Australia) March 27, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Entertainment and Events, SaaS - Software as a Service, Third Party Risk, Travel and Accommodation |
Quote: Kirsten Manthorne “You are an essential ingredient in our ongoing effort to reduce Security Risk.” March 26, 2023 | Awareness, Quotes |
Incident: Rio Tinto says staff’s personal data may have been hacked in memo after an attack on GoAnywhere software | ABC News (Australia) March 23, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Human Resources, Mining and Resources, Privacy Breach, SaaS - Software as a Service |
Incident: Indigenous health organisation says personal details of 8,000 people accessed in cyber attack | ABC News (Australia) March 22, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Medical and Health Care, Queensland |
AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-03-20 March 20, 2023 | Featured, Monthly Australian News |
Incident: Skin cancer survey hack may have ‘compromised’ personal details, Medicare numbers of participants | ABC News (Australia) March 20, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Medical and Health Care, Queensland, SaaS - Software as a Service, Third Party Risk |
AU Info and Cyber Security News Last Week 2023-03-13 March 13, 2023 | Featured, Monthly Australian News |
Incident: Frontier Software breach spreads to NSW Health | iTnews March 9, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Human Resources, iTnews, Medical and Health Care, New South Wales, SaaS - Software as a Service |
Incident: ANZ bank apologises after customers’ personal information found in Perth skip bin | ABC News (Australia) March 1, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Physical Security, Privacy Breach |
Incident: The Good Guys customers possibly affected by data breach at former third-party provider My Rewards | ABC News (Australia) February 23, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Privacy Breach, Retail |
Incident: Black and White Cabs booking service offline after cyber attack | ABC News (Australia) February 2, 2023 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Availability, Retail, Transport and Logistics |
Incident: Fire Rescue Victoria investigating security incident | iTnews December 16, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, iTnews, State Government, Victoria |
Incident: Victoria Police allegedly use LEAP database to pursue, stalk, harass women prompting calls for inquiry | ABC News Australia December 15, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Insider Threat, Police and Law Enforcement, Privacy Breach, State Government, Unauthorised Access, Victoria |
Incident: Telstra apologises for accidentally publishing data of thousands of customers online | ABC News Australia December 11, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Data Handling, Privacy Breach, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider |
Quote: H. Stanley Judd “The ultimate security is your understanding of reality.” December 11, 2022 | Awareness, Quotes |
Incident: The Smith Family says details of around 80,000 donors may have been exposed in hacking attack | ABC News Australia November 22, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, Email Account Compromise, Privacy Breach |
Incident: Legal Aid ACT refuses to pay ‘not insignificant’ ransom to hackers who stole data of Canberra domestic violence survivors | ABC News Australia November 16, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australian Capital Territory, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Charities and Not For Profit, Confidentiality, Law & Legal, Privacy Breach |
Quote: Gilda Radner “There is no real security except for whatever you …” November 13, 2022 | Awareness, Quotes |
Incident: Technology group providing services to Victorian government departments hit by cyber attack | ABC News Australia November 5, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity, ISO27k 8.7 Protection against malware, Managed Services Provider, State Government, Victoria |
Incident: Real estate firm Harcourts latest to suffer data breach | iTWire November 4, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, iTWire, Real Estate and Property Management, Victoria |
Incident: APA, Viterra caught up in Frontier ransomware attack | iTnews November 2, 2022 | Agriculture and Farming, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Building and Construction, Confidentiality, Human Resources, Integrity, ISO27k 8.7 Protection against malware, iTnews, SaaS - Software as a Service |
Incident: Ransomware attack on Dialog also took down defence app ForceNet | iTWire October 31, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Defence and Military, Federal Government, iTWire, Managed Services Provider |
Incident: Australian Clinical Labs accused of ‘sitting on’ hack that saw patient data posted to the dark web | ABC News Australia October 28, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Medical and Health Care, Privacy Breach |
Incident: Australian strata company SSKB breached | iTnews October 28, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity, ISO27k 8.7 Protection against malware, iTnews, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Ransomware, Real Estate and Property Management |
Incident: Hackers hit AICD cybersecurity conference | Brisbane Times October 25, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Brisbane Times, Industry Group and Association, Phishing |
Incident: EnergyAustralia portal compromised, details of 323 customers leaked | iTWire October 23, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, ISO 27k 5 Organisational Controls, ISO27k 5.17 Authentication information, iTWire, Password, Privacy Breach, Utilities |
Incident: Vinomofo data breach: 500,000 customers at risk after wine dealer hit by cyber-attack | The Guardian October 18, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Privacy Breach, Retail, The Guardian |
Incident: Singtel-owned IT services provider Dialog hit by Windows ransomware | iTWire October 10, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Confidentiality, Integrity, ISO27k 8.7 Protection against malware, IT Industry, iTWire, Privacy Breach, Queensland, Ransomware |
Incident: Leading fruit, veg grower Costa Group leaks data after phishing attack | iTWire October 9, 2022 | Agriculture and Farming, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, iTWire, Privacy Breach, Victoria |
Quote: Germaine Greer “Security is when everything is settled, when nothing …” August 28, 2022 | Awareness, Quotes |
Audit: Western Australia Auditor General’s Local Government Financial Audit 2020-21 reports 358 information system control weaknesses August 17, 2022 | 18.02.01 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2022, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, State Government, Western Australia |
Incident: Student details, photos exposed in University of WA data breach | iTnews August 1, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Education and Training, iTnews, Privacy Breach, Western Australia |
Incident: WA Arts and Culture Trust discloses potential data breach | CRN Australia July 25, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, CRN Australia, Entertainment and Events, Privacy Breach, SaaS - Software as a Service, Western Australia |
Audit: WA Auditor General tables the 2021 Financial Audit Results for Universities and TAFEs July 24, 2022 | 18.02.01 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2022, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, State Government, Western Australia |
Audit: Vic privacy watchdog uncovers third-party infosec risks at four agencies | iTnews July 22, 2022 | 18.02.01 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2022, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, iTnews, State Government, Victoria |
Incident: New security alert issued to all Woolworths Everyday Rewards members | 7news July 22, 2022 | 7 NEWS Australia, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Integrity, Password, Retail |
Quote: Chinese proverb “When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a …” July 16, 2022 | Awareness, Quotes |
Incident: Deakin University reveals breach of 47,000 students’ details | iTnews July 13, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Education and Training, iTnews, Password, Privacy Breach, SMiShing, Threat Vector, Victoria |
Incident: Melbourne’s Port Phillip Prison jail targeted by anonymous hackers in cyber attack | MSN July 7, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Confidentiality, Hacked, Integrity, iTnews, MSN Australia, Police and Law Enforcement, Privacy Breach, State Government, Victoria |
Audit: West Australian Local Government Information Systems Audit Report “a significant area of concern” June 22, 2022 | 18.02.01 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2022, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, kirbyIDau News, Local Government, Western Australia |
Audit: Queensland Audit Office Education 2021 Report finds “all need to strengthen their security” June 16, 2022 | 18.02.01 Independent review of information security, Australian Audit Report 2022, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Integrity, kirbyIDau News, Queensland, State Government |
Audit: Cyber basics still beyond fed gov as Essential Eight mandate looms | iTnews June 10, 2022 | 18.02.01 Independent review of information security, Australia, Australian Audit Report 2022, Availability, Compliance, Confidentiality, Federal Government, Integrity |
Incident: 60GB of User Data Was Exposed by Australian Trading Company ACY Securities | Heimdal Security June 6, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Configuration, Data Breach, In the Press, Privacy Breach |
Incident: Pivotal Homes reports ‘ransomware attack’ weeks before liquidation | news.com.au June 3, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Availability, Banking and Finance, Building and Construction, Integrity, news.com.au, Queensland, Ransomware |
Incident: NSW public insurer icare privacy bungle hits 193,000 people | iTnews June 2, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Data Handling, Email, Insider Threat, iTnews, Medical and Health Care, New South Wales, Privacy Breach |
Incident: Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme provider breached and treating its database as compromised | ZDNet May 31, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Hacked, Medical and Health Care, New South Wales, Privacy Breach, ZDNet |
Incident: Hundreds of classified Home Affairs documents believed sent to unsecured address in ‘serious’ breach of security protocols | ABC News Australia May 30, 2022 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Email, Federal Government |
Incident: 50k customers caught up in Tasmanian Spirit Super phishing attack | iTnews May 30, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Banking and Finance, Confidentiality, Email Phishing, iTnews, Privacy Breach, Tasmania |
Incident: Australian company Amart Furniture has 100k warranty customers details breached May 20, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, In the Press, Privacy Breach, Retail |
Incident: NSW digital driver’s licences ‘easily forgeable’ | iTnews May 18, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Integrity, iTnews, Mobile App, New South Wales, State Government |
NZ Incident: New Zealand’s AA Traveler “@WeLoveNZ” data breach May 13, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Confidentiality, Data Breach, 🥝 NZ Incidents, In the Press, New Zealand, Travel and Accommodation |
Incident: Ransomware attack at Australian childcare provider Building Futures Montessori causes privacy breach and data loss May 13, 2022 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2021, Availability, Confidentiality, Data Breach, In the Press, Integrity, Privacy Breach, Services |
Incident: TfNSW hit by second cyber attack in less than 18 months | iTnews May 4, 2022 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2022, Confidentiality, iTnews, New South Wales, Privacy Breach, State Government, Transport and Logistics |