Steven Kirby
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Steven Kirby
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· Nov 23
Australian Information and Cyber Security News
Round up of Information and Cyber Security incidents, adverse audit reports, media news, social media post, articles, and commentary with an Australian focus (a bit of New Zealand too)
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Australian Medical Ransomware Attack, 06 Jun 2025: Victorian based Ascot Vale Health Group targeted by Global ransomware group. Global ransomware group has so far not listed how much data it has allegedly stolen or what kind of data may have been compromised.
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Incident: Ascot Vale Health Group targeted by Global ransomware group | CyberDaily.au
Australian Medical Ransomware Attack, 06 Jun 2025: Victorian based Ascot Vale Health Group targeted by Global ransomware group. Global ransomware group has so far not listed how much data it has alleg...
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June 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Australian Medical Ransomware Attack, 06 Jun 2025: Victorian based Ascot Vale Health Group targeted by Global ransomware group. Global ransomware group has so far not listed how much data it has allegedly stolen or what kind of data may have been compromised.
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Australian Racing Industry Ransomware Attack, 05 Jun 2025: Victorian based RISE Racing confirms Sarcoma ransomware attack. 1.6GB of sensitive data stolen, banking details, financial records, participant personal information and operational data.
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Incident: RISE Racing confirms Sarcoma ransomware attack | CyberDaily.au
Australian Racing Industry Ransomware Attack, 05 Jun 2025: Victorian based RISE Racing confirms Sarcoma ransomware attack. Reports indicate that 1.6GB of sensitive data was stolen, including: Banking ...
kirbyidau.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Australian Racing Industry Ransomware Attack, 05 Jun 2025: Victorian based RISE Racing confirms Sarcoma ransomware attack. 1.6GB of sensitive data stolen, banking details, financial records, participant personal information and operational data.
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NZ Incident - #Ransomware Attack, 28 February 2025: DragonForce Ransomware Targets Kiwi Car Dealership Tristram European. The attackers claim to have stolen over 30 gigabytes of sensitive data, including customer information and financial records
#infosec #cybersecurity
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NZ Incident: Kiwi car dealership Tristram European listed by DragonForce ransomware | Cyberdaily.au
NZ Incident - Ransomware Attack, 28 February 2025: DragonForce Ransomware Targets Kiwi Car Dealership Tristram European. The attackers claim to have stolen over 30 gigabytes of sensitive data, includi...
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March 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
NZ Incident - #Ransomware Attack, 28 February 2025: DragonForce Ransomware Targets Kiwi Car Dealership Tristram European. The attackers claim to have stolen over 30 gigabytes of sensitive data, including customer information and financial records
#infosec #cybersecurity
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#infosec #cybersecurity
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Incident - #University #Ransomware Attack, 16 February 2025: Australian National University investigating alleged cyber attack by FSociety ransomware group. FSociety is threatening to publish the data within seven days. #infosec #cybersec
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Incident: Australian National University investigating alleged cyber attack | Cyberdaily.au
Incident - University Ransomware Attack, 16 February 2025: Australian National University investigating alleged cyber attack by FSociety ransomware group. No ransom amount was given; however, society ...
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February 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Incident - #University #Ransomware Attack, 16 February 2025: Australian National University investigating alleged cyber attack by FSociety ransomware group. FSociety is threatening to publish the data within seven days. #infosec #cybersec
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Incident - #Medical #DataBreach, 19 February 2025: Australian IVF provider Genea in cyber incident. Genea patients frustrated by lack of communication amid data breach.
#infosec #cybersecurity
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#infosec #cybersecurity
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Incident: Australian IVF provider Genea in cyber incident | iTnews
Incident - Medical Data Breach, 19 February 2025: Australian IVF provider Genea in cyber incident. Genea patients frustrated by lack of communication amid data breach.
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February 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Incident - #Medical #DataBreach, 19 February 2025: Australian IVF provider Genea in cyber incident. Genea patients frustrated by lack of communication amid data breach.
#infosec #cybersecurity
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AU Incident - #Education Cyber Attack, 04 February 2025: The University of Notre Dame Australia in Western Australia confirms cyber incident. 62.3 Gb of data exfiltrated. Employee & student data, medical documents, agreements and licenses.
#infosec #cybersecurity
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#infosec #cybersecurity
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AU Incident: The University of Notre Dame Australia confirms cyber incident | Cyberdaily.au
AU Incident - Education Cyber Attack, 04 February 2025: The University of Notre Dame Australia in Western Australia confirms cyber incident. Claims are that 62.3 Gb of data was exfiltrated. Containing employee and student contact data, medical documents, confidential agreements and licenses.
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February 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
AU Incident - #Education Cyber Attack, 04 February 2025: The University of Notre Dame Australia in Western Australia confirms cyber incident. 62.3 Gb of data exfiltrated. Employee & student data, medical documents, agreements and licenses.
#infosec #cybersecurity
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#infosec #cybersecurity
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NZ Incident - #Medical #Ransomware Attack, 13 February 2025: KillSec claims ransomware attack on New Zealand based Obex Medical. While the exact details of the breach remain unclear, highlights the threat to industries like healthcare.
#infosec #Cybersecurity
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#infosec #Cybersecurity
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NZ Incident: KillSec claims breach of NZ medical supplier | Cyberdaily.au
NZ Incident - Medical Ransomware Attack, 13 February 2025: KillSec claims ransomware attack on New Zealand based Obex Medical. While the exact details of the breach remain unclear, this latest inciden...
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February 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
NZ Incident - #Medical #Ransomware Attack, 13 February 2025: KillSec claims ransomware attack on New Zealand based Obex Medical. While the exact details of the breach remain unclear, highlights the threat to industries like healthcare.
#infosec #Cybersecurity
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#infosec #Cybersecurity
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Australian #Ransomware Attack, 24 January 2025: New South Wales: Space Bears ransomware gang claims hack of Not-for-Profit provider Christian Community Aid. Data reportedly includes various file types such as .jpg, .mp4, .mov, .xls, .doc, .mdf, .msg, and pdf.
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Incident: Space Bears ransomware gang claims hack of Christian Community Aid | Cyberdaily.au
Australian Not-for-Profit Ransomware Attack, 24 January 2025: New South Wales: Space Bears ransomware gang claims hack of Not-for-Profit provider Christian Community Aid. Compromised data reportedly i...
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January 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Australian #Ransomware Attack, 24 January 2025: New South Wales: Space Bears ransomware gang claims hack of Not-for-Profit provider Christian Community Aid. Data reportedly includes various file types such as .jpg, .mp4, .mov, .xls, .doc, .mdf, .msg, and pdf.
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New Zealand: Law Firm R#ansomware Attack, 16 January 2025. Law firm Bell & Graham confirms SafePay ransomware attack. Claimed stolen 15 gigabytes of data, including legal correspondence and a large amount of identification documents.
#infosec #cybersecurity
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#infosec #cybersecurity
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Incident: New Zealand law firm Bell & Graham confirms ransomware attack | Cyberdaily.au
New Zealand: Law Firm Ransomware Attack, 16 January 2025. New Zealand law firm Bell & Graham confirms SafePay ransomware attack. Claimed stolen 15 gigabytes of data, including legal correspondence and...
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January 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
New Zealand: Law Firm R#ansomware Attack, 16 January 2025. Law firm Bell & Graham confirms SafePay ransomware attack. Claimed stolen 15 gigabytes of data, including legal correspondence and a large amount of identification documents.
#infosec #cybersecurity
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#infosec #cybersecurity
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Australian Manufacturing #Ransomware Attack, 22 November 2024: Victorian based Snow Brand Australia confirms SafePay ransomware attack. 24 gigabytes, invoices, purchase orders, retail partners. Employee data, medical certificates, superannuation, Medicare.
#infosec
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Incident: Snow Brand Australia confirms SafePay ransomware attack | Cyberdaily.au
Australian Manufacturing Ransomware Attack, 22 November 2024: Victorian based Snow Brand Australia confirms SafePay ransomware attack. Stolen 24 gigabytes, including financial data invoices, purchase ...
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January 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Australian Manufacturing #Ransomware Attack, 22 November 2024: Victorian based Snow Brand Australia confirms SafePay ransomware attack. 24 gigabytes, invoices, purchase orders, retail partners. Employee data, medical certificates, superannuation, Medicare.
#infosec
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#infosec
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Australian Finance Services #Privacy Breach, 27 November 2024: Mortgage broker Finsure confirms ‘cyber incident’ impacting customers and brokers. Confirmed marketing data of its brokers and customers was breached by a #third-party provider, Activepipe.
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Incident: Finsure confirms ‘cyber incident’ impacting customers and brokers | TheAdviser
Australian Finance Services Privacy Breach, 27 November 2024: Mortgage broker Finsure confirms ‘cyber incident’ impacting customers and brokers. Finsure has confirmed that the marketing data of a numb...
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January 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Australian Finance Services #Privacy Breach, 27 November 2024: Mortgage broker Finsure confirms ‘cyber incident’ impacting customers and brokers. Confirmed marketing data of its brokers and customers was breached by a #third-party provider, Activepipe.
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Australian #Ransomware Attack, 4 December 2024: Queensland - Ransomware group KillSec claims hack on gym management software provider Brisbane-based Clubfit Software. Approximately 200 gigabytes, gym membership agreements with customer details.
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Incident: Ransomware group KillSec claims hack on Clubfit Software | Cyberdaily.au
Australian Ransomware Attack, 4 December 2024: Queensland - Ransomware group KillSec claims hack on gym management software provider Brisbane-based Clubfit Software. Stolen data, approximately 200 gig...
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December 30, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Australian #Ransomware Attack, 4 December 2024: Queensland - Ransomware group KillSec claims hack on gym management software provider Brisbane-based Clubfit Software. Approximately 200 gigabytes, gym membership agreements with customer details.
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Australian Education Ransomware Attack, 10 December 2024: KillSec ransomware claims breach on Australian educational support platform Thanks For The Help (TFTH).
#informationsecurity #cybersecurity
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#informationsecurity #cybersecurity
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Incident: KillSec ransomware claims breach on Australian educational support platform | Cyberdaily.au
Australian Education Ransomware Attack, 10 December 2024: KillSec ransomware claims breach on Australian educational support platform Thanks For The Help (TFTH). The company’s website has been flagged...
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December 30, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Australian Education Ransomware Attack, 10 December 2024: KillSec ransomware claims breach on Australian educational support platform Thanks For The Help (TFTH).
#informationsecurity #cybersecurity
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#informationsecurity #cybersecurity
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Australian Health Website Hack, 4 December 2024: Western Australian Onestep Disability Services website defaced by DXPLOIT and other ‘hacktivists’. The incident underscores the growing threat of cyber-attacks by hacktivist groups.
#infosec #cyber
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Incident: Australian disability services website defaced by DXPLOIT and other ‘hacktivists’ | Cyberdaily.au
Australian Health Website Hack, 4 December 2024: Western Australian Onestep Disability Services website defaced by DXPLOIT and other ‘hacktivists’. The incident underscores the growing threat of cyber...
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December 26, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Australian Health Website Hack, 4 December 2024: Western Australian Onestep Disability Services website defaced by DXPLOIT and other ‘hacktivists’. The incident underscores the growing threat of cyber-attacks by hacktivist groups.
#infosec #cyber
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Australian Lawyers #Ransomware Attack, 9 December 2024: INC Ransom hack on closed Queensland law firm Nicholsons Solicitors. Correspondence with clients, court documents, debtors reports, client bank account details, credit notes, and property deeds.
#infosec #cyber
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Incident: INC Ransom claims hack on closed Queensland law firm | Cyberdaily.au
Australian Lawyers Ransomware Attack, 9 December 2024: Queensland: INC Ransom claims hack on closed Queensland law firm Nicholsons Solicitors. Allegedly exfiltrated - correspondence with clients, cour...
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December 26, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Australian Lawyers #Ransomware Attack, 9 December 2024: INC Ransom hack on closed Queensland law firm Nicholsons Solicitors. Correspondence with clients, court documents, debtors reports, client bank account details, credit notes, and property deeds.
#infosec #cyber
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Australian #Ransomware Attack, 12 December 2024: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology; business information, employee data, including names, dates of birth, email addresses, bank account numbers, tax ID numbers and cards, passports.
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Incident: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology | Cyberdaily.au
Australian Ransomware Attack, 12 December 2024: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology. Include, confidential business information, employee data, including names, dates o...
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December 23, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Australian #Ransomware Attack, 12 December 2024: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology; business information, employee data, including names, dates of birth, email addresses, bank account numbers, tax ID numbers and cards, passports.
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Australian Ransomware Attack, 26 November 2024: ATF Services has confirmed the incident after the INC Ransom ransomware gang claimed to have stolen one terabyte of the company’s data. #Infosec #awareness
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Incident: Fencing and site security firm ATF Services confirms cyber attack | Cyberdaily.au
Australian Ransomware Attack, 26 November 2024: ATF Services has confirmed the incident after the INC Ransom ransomware gang claimed to have stolen one terabyte of the company’s data. Includes interna...
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December 23, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Australian Ransomware Attack, 26 November 2024: ATF Services has confirmed the incident after the INC Ransom ransomware gang claimed to have stolen one terabyte of the company’s data. #Infosec #awareness
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Australian Manufacturing Cyber Attack, 06 Nov 2024: Western Australian engineering, construction and maintenance services company Goodline has confirmed a cyber attack on its systems. 600Gb of data exfiltrated using company credentials to access the network.
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Incident: Australian engineering firm Goodline confirms RansomHub cyber attack | cyberdaily.au
Australian Manufacturing Cyber Attack, 06 Nov 2024: Western Australia - Australian engineering, construction and maintenance services company Goodline has confirmed with Cyber Daily that threat actors...
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December 22, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Australian Manufacturing Cyber Attack, 06 Nov 2024: Western Australian engineering, construction and maintenance services company Goodline has confirmed a cyber attack on its systems. 600Gb of data exfiltrated using company credentials to access the network.
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Australian Retail #DDoS Attack, 13 December 2024: New South Wales: Bondi Markets was allegedly taken down in a DDoS attack, making the organisation the latest victim of a wider RipperSec threat group DDoS campaign against Australian companies.
#infosec #cyber
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#infosec #cyber
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Incident: Bondi Markets the latest claimed victim of Australian DDoS campaign | Cyberdaily.au
Australian Retail DDoS Attack, 13 December 2024: New South Wales: Bondi Markets was allegedly taken down in a DDoS attack, making the organisation the latest victim of a wider RipperSec threat group D...
kirbyidau.com
December 22, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Australian Retail #DDoS Attack, 13 December 2024: New South Wales: Bondi Markets was allegedly taken down in a DDoS attack, making the organisation the latest victim of a wider RipperSec threat group DDoS campaign against Australian companies.
#infosec #cyber
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#infosec #cyber
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Australian Education Ransomware Attack, 18 Dec 2024: Victoria - Waverley Christian College confirms cyber incident after Fog ransomware gang claims attack. Fog claims to have stolen 5Gb, financial and insurance documents, correspondence, other sensitive information.
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Incident: Waverley Christian College confirms cyber incident after ransomware gang claims attack | Cyberdaily.au
Australian Education Ransomware Attack, 18 December 2024: Victoria - Waverley Christian College confirms cyber incident after Fog ransomware gang claims attack. Fog ransomware operation claims to have...
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December 22, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Australian Education Ransomware Attack, 18 Dec 2024: Victoria - Waverley Christian College confirms cyber incident after Fog ransomware gang claims attack. Fog claims to have stolen 5Gb, financial and insurance documents, correspondence, other sensitive information.
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Exclusive: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology
The Medusa #ransomware group has claimed a ransomware attack on an Australia-operated digital slots and gaming machine manufacturer.
#infosec #cyber
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The Medusa #ransomware group has claimed a ransomware attack on an Australia-operated digital slots and gaming machine manufacturer.
#infosec #cyber
www.cyberdaily.au/security/114...
Exclusive: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology
The Medusa ransomware group has claimed a ransomware attack on an Australia-operated digital slots and gaming machine manufacturer.
www.cyberdaily.au
December 12, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Exclusive: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology
The Medusa #ransomware group has claimed a ransomware attack on an Australia-operated digital slots and gaming machine manufacturer.
#infosec #cyber
www.cyberdaily.au/security/114...
The Medusa #ransomware group has claimed a ransomware attack on an Australia-operated digital slots and gaming machine manufacturer.
#infosec #cyber
www.cyberdaily.au/security/114...
New VCAT decision in relation to outsourcing under the #Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) #infosec
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New VCAT decision in relation to outsourcing under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic)
VCAT’s recent decision in Send v Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Human Rights) [2024] VCAT 1130 provides clarity and reassurance for the…
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December 10, 2024 at 4:25 AM
New VCAT decision in relation to outsourcing under the #Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) #infosec
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Australia: CDPP secured 32 convictions for #cyber offences in last six years. #infosec
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CDPP secured 32 convictions for cyber offences in last six years
Sixteen cases remain ongoing.
www.itnews.com.au
December 10, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Australia: CDPP secured 32 convictions for #cyber offences in last six years. #infosec
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Aussie mortgage broker Finsure confirms ‘cyber incident’ impacting customers and brokers.
#infosec #cybersec #breach
www.cyberdaily.au/security/114...
#infosec #cybersec #breach
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Exclusive: Aussie mortgage broker Finsure confirms ‘cyber incident’ impacting customers and brokers
Finsure has confirmed the incident after “almost 300,000 unique” alleged Finsure emails were added to the data leak website Have I Been Pwned.
www.cyberdaily.au
November 28, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Aussie mortgage broker Finsure confirms ‘cyber incident’ impacting customers and brokers.
#infosec #cybersec #breach
www.cyberdaily.au/security/114...
#infosec #cybersec #breach
www.cyberdaily.au/security/114...