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NSW govt unveils data breach notification bill
After more than two years of consultation.
May 7 2021 1:31PM
NAB sacked tech worker behind 2019 data breach
Fed thousands of customers' details into analysis services.
Apr 21 2021 11:36PM
Service NSW unable to notify 54,000 customers impacted by cyber attack
More than half the people who had data stolen.
Mar 26 2021 4:29PM
NSW govt's mandatory data breach reporting scheme unlikely before 2022
Another round of consultations now on the cards.
Mar 5 2021 6:50AM
Oxfam Australia confirms 'supporter' data accessed in cyber attack
No word on how many supporters impacted.
Mar 2 2021 1:17PM
Transport for NSW data stolen in Accellion breach
Agency probes customer impact.
Feb 23 2021 5:55PM
Oxfam Australia investigates suspected data breach
Tries to work out what data was accessed.
Feb 5 2021 11:34AM
Australian govt entity hit by brute-force attack
Agencies rack up reportable data breaches in back half of 2020.
Jan 28 2021 12:51PM
OAIC finds 'multiple' Australian companies downplaying data breaches
Forces them to redo customer notifications.
Jan 28 2021 12:48PM
ADHA sees 'inconsequential' My Health Record data breach notices eroding trust
Calls for lesser need to disclose.
Jan 8 2021 7:08AM
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
