The healthcare industry has again reported the most data breaches to the privacy regulator in the first half of 2022, continuing a trend since Australia's reporting scheme began in 2018. ......
The real estate industry is a prime target for a cyberattack that could jeopardise millions of Australian's personal data. The industry is notorious for its invasive data collection practices. The...
Medibank Private, one of Australia's largest private health insurance companies, were the target of cyber attack this month. The breach has affected more than 4 million people, exposing personal...
On 22 September, 2022 Optus, an Australia telecommunications provider, was hacked exposing the data of 9.8 million cusotmers. Bellow is a collection of articles published in the month since the...
Australia’s privacy and communications regulators have launched coordinated investigations into the Optus data breach that saw the personal data of 9.8 million Australians compromised last month....
A Department of Home Affairs (DHA) contractor suspected of illegally sending classified documents to an unsecured location was allowed to continue working in the public service. The man is alleged...
South Australia's Treasurer says 13,088 current and former public servants more than previously thought had their personal information stolen in a 2021 cyber attack. Treasurer Stephen Mullighan told...
More than 100 health records - almost half of them in NHS Grampian - went missing in Scotland last year. The 104 files included personal details of children and sensitive health information,...
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