Human error blamed for third of NDBs in Q2
28 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMalicious attacks accounted for 62% of data breach notifications reported in the June quarter, with human error the cause of a further 34%.
Victoria's PTV breached Privacy Act over myki: OVIC
16 August, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOVIC has found Public Transport Victoria to be in breach of the state's Privacy Act by publicly releasing travel records for 15.2m myki cards.
Person charged over massive US data breach
31 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA US woman has been charged with illegally accessing information on around 106 million customers of North American bank holding company Capital One.
Equifax to pay at least $818m over 2017 data breach
23 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUS credit rating agency Equifax has agreed to pay at least $818m in customer compensation and penalties over the company's massive 2017 data breach.
Google contractors can listen to your conversations
15 July, 2019Google has confirmed contractors listen to and transcribe snippets of audio recorded by Google Assistant after a reviewer leaked over 1000 recordings.
Marriott facing $178m GDPR fine
11 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe UK's ICO is proposing to fine hotel chain Marriott International $178m over a massive data breach that went undetected for more than four years.
Data theft a top security concern for Australians: study
11 July, 2019The study, which was done as part of a larger body of work, looked at the public's security concerns and how they've changed over time.
British Airways facing $330m GDPR fine
09 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe UK Information Commissioner's Office has proposed to issue British Airways a nearly $330m fine, in what would be the largest GDPR penalty imposed to date.
ACU discloses data breach
18 June, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Catholic University has revealed that some staff email accounts and university systems were compromised in a phishing attack-based data breach.
NSW unis facing significant cyber risks
12 June, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAn audit of 10 NSW universities identified a number of IT internal control deficiencies that are leaving the institutions at risk of cyber attack.
China suspected in ANU data breach
07 June, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIntelligence officials reportedly consider China to be the key suspect in the ANU data breach, but a security expert has warned against premature attribution.
Canva suffers 'security incident'
27 May, 2019 by Jonathan NallyAustralian firm Canva has suffered a 'security incident' and has advised all of its users to change their passwords.
NDB report: Health care tops security concerns again
13 May, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe OAIC's quarterly and annual Notifiable Data Breach reports find that cyber attacks are responsible for the majority of incidents, with health care the hardest hit.
Security remains top concern for Aussie businesses
24 April, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWith 65% of Australian businesses reporting interruption from security breaches in the last year, the C-suite is getting more engaged in security, Telstra said.
Microsoft email accounts compromised in breach
17 April, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has admitted that attackers were able to use compromised privilege customer support credentials to access a portion of its free web email accounts.
