data breach
BTC Markets exposes customer names, emails in botched blast send
Australia's largest cryptocurrency exchange apologises for error.
Dec 2 2020 12:42AM
Orchard worker recruiter exposed sensitive personal data
Open S3 bucket indexed by search engine.
Oct 29 2020 12:31PM
City of Port Phillip leaks personal details in data.gov.au blunder
Incorrect graffiti reporter dataset online for seven months.
Oct 29 2020 12:29PM
NSW govt requests to privacy watchdog climb 171 percent
Coincides with state's digital push.
Oct 12 2020 6:51AM
Scouts Victoria data breach potentially nets 900 people's personal details
Including bank details, birth certificates and court orders.
Sep 25 2020 1:52PM
Misconfigured UTAS SharePoint site exposed 20,000 students' details
Security settings allowed broad access to files.
Sep 21 2020 2:01PM
Service NSW still waiting to notify on data breach after four months
Blames lengthy review process.
Sep 2 2020 6:43AM
NSW privacy watchdog asked to investigate driver's licence data leak
As search for third-party culprit continues.
Sep 2 2020 6:16AM
Australian universities investigate online exam tool data breach
After details of 444,000 users allegedly stolen.
Aug 6 2020 4:18PM
OAIC records highest ever number of monthly data breaches
Since notification scheme began.
Jul 31 2020 1:19PM
Second IT contractor charged over LandMark White data breach
As investigations continue.
Jul 17 2020 4:37PM
Optus faces class action after 50k customers' details sent to White Pages
Lawyers test Privacy Act.
Apr 27 2020 2:33PM
Marriott discloses second data breach in two years
5.2 million guests exposed.
Apr 1 2020 10:27AM
Melbourne TAFE data breach exposes 55k student, staff files
Sensitive financial, health data accessed.
Mar 11 2020 12:49PM
NSW govt pledges to introduce mandatory data breach reporting
Becomes first state or territory to do so.
Mar 10 2020 6:55AM
Corruption watchdog calls for mandatory data breach laws in Qld
Wants new reporting measures to combat information exposure risks.
Feb 26 2020 1:23PM
MGM Resorts sued over data breach that possibly involved 10.6 million guests
Filed by law firm Morgan & Morgan.
Feb 24 2020 1:25PM
Japan says defence data possibly breached
After cyber attacks on Mitsubishi Electric.
Feb 12 2020 2:00PM
WA's P&N Bank hit by data breach
"Non-sensitive" data from CRM accessed.
Jan 16 2020 11:15AM
IT contractor faces new charges over LandMark White data breaches
Suspect remains in custody.
Dec 19 2019 10:50AM
