Malicious attacks rise in Australia's latest data breach numbers

By Justin Hendry on Feb 7, 2019 10:30AM

Phishing and brute-force attacks target credentials.

The number of Australian organisations reporting data breaches climbed to new heights last quarter, with the majority continuing to result from malicious or criminal attack. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) said [pdf] it received 262 notifications in the third full ...

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