Energy giant took weeks to respond to major data breach Almost one million Origin Energy customers are being warned about potential scam activity after their data was leaked in a suspected hack. AAP · Jul 28
Qantas Says 6M Customers’ Data May Have Been Compromised In ‘Significant’ Cyberattack Qantas has cautioned a "significant" proportion of data may have been stolen, including some customers' names, phone numbers, and frequent flyer numbers. Pedestrian.tv · Jul 2, 2025
Stolen IVF patients' personal data shared on dark web The stolen personal information of major IVF provider Genea's patients have hit the dark web as the company scrambles to limit the damage. AAP · Feb 26, 2025
Australia sanctions Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over 2022 Medibank cyber-attack Government uses cyber sanctions powers under Magnitsky laws for first time to target Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, alleged to be responsible for hack The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
Industrial action compounds port cyber-attack fallout Major ports are almost back to full capacity following a large-scale cyber attack, with attention turning to industrial action threatening further disruptions. AAP · Nov 12, 2023
ACT government hit by cyber security breach The ACT government has been impacted by a cyber security breach in one of its email systems, with investigators examining if data was accessed. The New Daily · Jun 8, 2023
Names, addresses and bank account details potentially at risk after hack, Tasmanian government says Financial data including names, addresses, invoices and bank account numbers of Tasmanians may have been compromised in a cyber security breach, the state's minister of technology says. ABC News · Apr 5, 2023
Tasmanian govt refers potential data breach to police The Tasmanian government is continuing to investigate a data breach involving a third party file transfer service. AAP · Apr 2, 2023
Latitude hack now under state investigation as customers struggle to protect their accounts Latitude Financial has revealed that a cyber attack that hit the company last week is now under investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The company said on 16 March that it had detected unusual activity on its systems. Today, it confirmed that the activity is a sophisticated and malicious… IT Pro · Mar 20, 2023