Court Service Victoria says it will notify those captured on recordings of hearings of the breach Victoria’s court system has been hit by a cyber-attack, with hackers accessing several weeks of recorded hearings. Court Services Victoria (CSV) was first made aware of the attack on 21 December but …
Court Service Victoria says it will notify those captured on recordings of hearings of the breach Victoria’s court system has been hit by a cyber-attack, with hackers accessing several weeks of recorded hearings. Court Services Victoria (CSV) was first made aware of the attack on 21 December but …
Owner of RingGo and ParkMobile says data including parts of credit card numbers taken in cyber-attack Europe’s largest parking app operator has reported itself to information regulators in the EU and UK after hackers stole customer data. EasyPark Group, the owner of brands including RingGo and ParkMobile, said …
Hospital and aged care operator says cyber-attack was first detected on Tuesday and is investigating what data has been accessed Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates St Vincent’s – Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider – has confirmed it has fallen victim to a …
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Meanwhile, ahead of the Reserve Bank’s decision on Tuesday afternoon, most economists expect the cash rate to stay steady at 4.35%. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Marles says Australians should express views on …
Gang thought to be from Russia or CIS has attacked companies and institutions in several countries A new name was added to the cyber-rogues’ gallery of ransomware gangs this week after a criminal group called Rhysida claimed responsibility for an attack on the British Library. The library confirmed that …
Ransomware group Rhysida claims responsibility for hack and has posted images from library’s HR files The British Library has confirmed that personal data stolen in a cyber-attack has appeared online, apparently for sale to the highest bidder. The attack was carried out in October by a group known …
This blog is now closed. Peter Dutton accused of ‘weaponising antisemitism’ during fiery debate in parliament Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast And here is the standard of some of the “debate” among senior parliamentarians. Meanwhile, Australia’s sense of social cohesion …
Home affairs minister says government ‘managing the mandatory decision of the high court in the interests of the Australian people within the law’. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast And here is the standard of some …
Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so Sensitive health information donated for medical research by half a million UK citizens has been shared with insurance companies despite a pledge that it would not be. An Observer investigation …
Posting can turn into a privacy risk – and in a changing online landscape, it’s become another parental identity marker An old friend asked me recently why I never put my son’s face online. “Can you explain the not showing pics of babies thing to me?” she asked …
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Company says it believes about 193,000 customers are affected by the breach, which it spotted in early September Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Pizza Hut’s Australian operations have been hit …
Details of thousands of officers may have been taken in ransomware attack on third-party supplier The personal details of tens of thousands of public sector workers could have been breached in a cyber-attack that has hit two of Britain’s biggest police forces, an expert has said. More than …
The government is about to award a £480m contract to build a vast new database of patient data. But if people don’t trust it, they’ll opt out – I know, because I felt I had to Last December, I had an abortion. Most unwanted pregnancies set a panic-timer …
US Department of Justice questions compliance with FTC order on data security and privacy practices Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter created a “chaotic environment” at the social media platform that may have violated a government order requiring an overhaul of its data security and privacy practices, according to …
Citizen Lab discovers alleged attack using ‘zero-click exploit’ on individual employed by DC organization An individual employed by a Washington DC-based organization with international offices was targeted with powerful hacking software made by NSO Group, researchers have claimed, raising new concerns about the proliferation of spyware that can infect …
UK election watchdog admits it did not pass assessment in 2021, when voter data security was breached The Electoral Commission has admitted it failed a cybersecurity test in the same year that hackers successfully attacked the organisation. The UK’s elections watchdog said it did not pass a Cyber …
Company says it is investigating the potential exposure of referral letters, patient names, contact details and Medicare numbers Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Ten years worth of pathology referral letters may have been exposed in a cybersecurity incident affecting the Victorian …
Potential leaked data from system with access to names, ranks and photos of officers could do ‘incalculable damage in the wrong hands’ The Metropolitan police is on high alert after a security breach involving the IT system of one of its suppliers, the force said. Scotland Yard is working …
Almost one in three people aged 18-34 have been messaged by staff after giving personal details to a business Almost one in three people aged 18-34 have received unwanted romantic contact after giving their personal information to a business, a UK poll has shown. The Information Commissioner’s Office …
Details about PSNI officers appear to be in the possession of people who may terrorise and kill them. The return of power-sharing has never been more urgent Half of the people who live in these islands have no adult memory at all of the Northern Ireland troubles. Too many …
Information about victims of crime, witnesses and suspects included with freedom of information responses, forces say Two police forces in England have admitted mishandling the sensitive data of victims, witnesses and suspects in cases including domestic abuse incidents, sexual offences, assaults, thefts and hate crime. Norfolk and Suffolk police …
Force’s chief constable believes thousands of officers’ personal details are in paramilitary hands Republican paramilitaries have obtained the information that leaked in a Police Service of Northern Ireland data breach, according to the force’s chief constable. Simon Byrne said on Monday that he believed dissident republicans had …