Tag: Notifiable Data Breach

Cyber-attacks add scale to hundreds of data breaches

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Four large data breaches, including one impacting more than 1 million Australians, were reported to Australia’s privacy regulator in the first half of this year, with ransomware the leading...

Offshore data collection to be subject to Privacy Act

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Foreign companies operating in Australia could soon be subject to the Privacy Act even if they do not collect or hold citizen data “directly from a source in Australia”...

Queensland moves on data breach notification scheme

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland state government is considering a mandatory data breach notification scheme among several privacy and information sharing reforms in the works. The scheme would force agencies to report...

‘Extreme concern’ about FoI, privacy complaint backlog

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is facing a backlog in processing privacy and freedom of information complaints amid concerns the office is underfunded. Responding to a question...

Data breaches on the rise in second half of 2021

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
There was an uptick in data breaches in the second half of 2021 but an overall drop compared to the previous year, according to the privacy watchdog’s end of...