Incident: ANU students forced to re-sit exam after data leak | RiotACT
Australian University Data Leak November 2019: Australian National University ANU students forced to re-sit exam after data leak
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Incident: ANU says ‘sophisticated operator’ stole data in new cyber breach | SMH
ANU says ‘sophisticated operator’ stole data included bank details, passport information and academic records of current and former students and staff.
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Incident: Chinese hackers crack into ANU in major national security breach | 9 News
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 06 2018 China-based hackers have utterly...
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Incident: Chinese hackers breach ANU, putting national security at risk | SMH
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: July 06 2018 China-based hackers have...
Read MoreAustralian National University (ANU) sets up Cyber Institute | iTWire
The Australian National University (ANU) is setting up the country’s first interdisciplinary Cyber Institute. Source: iTWire – ANU sets up Cyber Institute
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Incident: Redland City councillor Tracey Huges ‘deeply sorry’ over mistake in attaching spreadsheet to New Year’s Eve invitation | Redland City Bulletin
Australian Privacy Breach January 2020: Redland City councillor Tracey Huges 'deeply sorry' over mistake in attaching spreadsheet to New Year's Eve invitation, with the personal details of 297 residents, and their details of correspondence with council
Audit: NSW unis taken to task over poor cyber stance | iTnews
Australian Audit Report June 2020: NSW unis taken to task over poor cyber stance. Institutions still without cyber risk policies, audit finds.
Audit: ACT govt urged to improve data security after shocker audit | iTnews
Australian Audit Report June 2020: ACT Government agencies don't understand data security and put privacy at risk, auditor-general says. Agencies lacking understanding, awareness.
Incident: Gang uses REvil to attack Melbourne contract formulation firm Chem Pack | iTWire
Australian Malware Attack June 2020: Windows ransomware has now hit much closer to home, with cyber criminals using the REvil ransomware to attack the Melbourne-based contract formulation and packing company Chem Pack
Incident: Hobart man pleads guilty to stalking and controlling ex-girlfriend’s car with his computer | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Cyber Stalking November 2019: Hobart man pleads guilty to stalking and controlling ex-girlfriend's car with his computer. He downloaded and set up an online application that gave him control over the stop and start function of his ex-lover's car and allowed him to track her movements.
Incident: MyBudget blames ransomware hack for system outage affecting thousands of customers | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Ransomware Attack April 2020: MyBudget blames ransomware hack for system outage affecting thousands of customers, was likely compromised as it quickly moved its employees onto work-from-home arrangements amid coronavirus.
Incident: Perth socialite Melissa Graham held to ransom after Instagram privacy breach | The West Australian
Australian Instagram Hacked May 2020: Perth socialite Melissa Graham, the wife of Keystart Home Loans chief executive Paul had her Instagram account hacked and her profile along with its 15,000 followers vanished.
Audit: Northern Territory School children’s data exposed to cyber security threats due to education department oversight | ABC Australia
August 17 2019 Audit Finding: The confidential records of children and teachers have been left vulnerable to cyber security attacks and data mismanagement due to education departmental oversight in the Northern Territory Government, a report from the auditor general’s office has revealed.
Australian InfoSec and Cyber News
- Australia's cyber security watch room is monitoring threats 24/7. What's it like inside? | ABC News July 12, 2020
- Cyber Security for Small Business July 12, 2020
- Services Australia among those found breaching privacy laws July 11, 2020The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has made available the outcomes of its latest privacy complaint investigations, …
- Australia's cyber security watch room is monitoring threats 24/7. Here's what it's like inside July 11, 2020For a dedicated few, keeping Australia safe online starts in the early hours of the morning. That's when the day shift starts for analysts in the …
- Facial recognition technology is expanding rapidly across Australia. Are our laws keeping pace? July 10, 2020Facial recognition technology is increasingly being trialled and deployed around Australia. Queensland and Western Australia are reportedly already …
- Australia's world-first anti-encryption law should be overhauled, independent monitor says July 9, 2020The attorney general should be stripped of the power to force tech and social media companies to help security services to potentially spy on the …
- Labor wants to ask TikTok how it approaches Australian privacy laws | ZDNet July 8, 2020Wants to know how the popular Chinese social media video app uses individuals' data and what its content moderation policies actually involve. Despite …
- TikTok could be BANNED in Australia over fears the Chinese app poses a risk to national security and is feeding information to the Communist Party July 8, 2020The Australian Government is facing calls to ban TikTok amid concerns the social media platform poses a national security threat and users' data may …
- Only 31% of Americans concerned with data security, despite 400% rise in cyberattacks July 5, 2020Bad actors have flooded the enterprise with coronavirus-related attacks, but professionals working from home have other worries, Unisys Security …
- How Have I Been Pwned became the keeper of the internet's biggest data breaches July 5, 2020When Troy Hunt launched Have I Been Pwned in late 2013, he wanted it to answer a simple question: Have you fallen victim to a data breach? Seven years …
- iTWire - Fisher & Paykel attackers release second lot of company documents on dark web July 1, 2020Attackers who used the Nefilim ransomware, that works on Windows systems, to attack appliance maker Fisher & Paykel have posted links to a second lot …
- AGL loses its IT security chief July 1, 2020CISO departs after more than two years.
- Over 82,000 Aussies' details leaked in crypto scam July 1, 2020Victim's details show up on the web.
- ATO systems crash in tax time refund rush July 1, 2020Agency urgently investigating outage.
- Cybersecurity spending gets $1.35bn boost in wake of online attacks against Australia | ABC News July 1, 2020
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