Tag: data breach

Mass hack exposes ‘gaping’ hole in small business privacy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government is being urged to close a “gaping” hole in Australia’s antiquated privacy regime by removing the small business carve out, following the country’s largest data breach...

Privacy watchdog sues Medibank over 2022 hack

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian privacy watchdog is taking Medibank to court over the insurer’s 2022 data breach, alleging the company did not adequately protect the data of its customers before the...

Stolen ID register blocks 300k fraud attempts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A government register introduced following one of Australia’s worst data breaches on record has blocked more than 300,000 fraudulent attempts to use stolen identity credentials legitimately in 18 months....

200 consultancies yet to pledge on pricing leak

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Finance on Friday revealed it had received only 20 formal assurances from 236 consulting firms saying that they will not misuse the rates of competitors that...

Queensland passes mandatory data breach notice laws

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland has become only the second state to legislate a mandatory data breach notification scheme for public sector entities, as an almost identical scheme comes into effect in New...

Data of 11,000 people stolen in NDIS breach

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The records of 11,000 National Disability Insurance Scheme participants and other related parties have been compromised in a data heist from inside the National Disability Insurance Agency. A Sydney-based...

OAIC takes pathology company to court over data breach

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s privacy watchdog is taking Australian Clinical Labs to court over a data breach that exposed the personal information of 223,000 Australians, a week after its regulatory actions were criticised...

Queensland unveils mandatory breach notification bill

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Legislation introduced to the Queensland Parliament on Thursday will establish a mandatory data breach notification scheme for the state’s government agencies, addressing recommendations made half a decade ago. If...