2024 Exposed: The Alarming State of Australian Data Breaches

Implementing multi-factor authentication, supplier risk-management frameworks, and staff security training could help to reduce data breaches. Continue reading 2024 Exposed: The Alarming State of Australian Data Breaches

Facebook Sued by OAIC for Allegedly Violating Over 300K Aussies’ Privacy

The Office of Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) filed a lawsuit alleging that Facebook violated the privacy of over 300,000 of its Australian users. On March 9, OAIC announced that it had submitted court documents against Facebook. In those ma… Continue reading Facebook Sued by OAIC for Allegedly Violating Over 300K Aussies’ Privacy

More Than 10M Australians Affected by a Single Data Breach, Reveals OAIC

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) found that a single data breach affected more than 10 million Australians. In its latest Notifiable Data Breaches Quarterly Statistics Report, the OAIC reveals that it received 215 notificati… Continue reading More Than 10M Australians Affected by a Single Data Breach, Reveals OAIC

Phishing the Most Common Attack on Australian Organizations in Q3 2018, Finds OAIC

A new report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) reveals that phishing was the most criminal attack suffered by Australian organizations in Q3 2018.
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OAIC Received 242 Data Breach Notifications in Q2 2018

Australia’s acting data protection agency tracked 242 data breach notifications, bringing the year’s total thus far to 305. A majority (59 percent) of those incidents arose from a malicious or criminal attack. Even so, human error was respo… Continue reading OAIC Received 242 Data Breach Notifications in Q2 2018

OAIC Told to Investigate HealthEngine’s Sharing Client Data with Lawyers

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) received instructions to investigate HealthEngine’s practice of sharing clients’ personal information with lawyers. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), a s… Continue reading OAIC Told to Investigate HealthEngine’s Sharing Client Data with Lawyers