The Optus data breach counts among the worst cyber attacks in Australia. View the incident timeline and resources for affected customers.
Millions of Optus customers potentially exposed in massive data breach
Tag: data breach
Phishing, Spear-Phishing and Whaling – same same but different. Here’s how…
Gone are the days of the benign Nigerian prince sending poorly worded emails that promise recipients untold millions just ripe for the taking … or so we thought. Decades after swindling countless victims around the world, the Nigerian Prince variant of phishing emails continue to lure the unwary. In fact, the classic bait-and-hook scam still
Retailers chew on cybersecurity concerns in wake of Chipotle breach
The American restaurant chain, Chipotle, suffered a 3-week infection of its POS systems from March 24 to April 18 this year. Customer’s credit and debit card information was stolen during the breach, which was first disclosed on April 25. Read the detailed story at ITNews. The stolen information could be used to create clone cards, drain
Mandatory Breach Notification has Arrived
Just yesterday, the Federal Government passed an amendment to the Privacy Act that requires organisations with turnover of $3m or more to publicly disclose they’ve suffered a data breach with respect to personal information of clients, employees, research participants and more. The change comes after 4 years of trying to get an amendment passed, with