Identity Theft Victim Targeted While On Holidays

Having their identify stolen via phone porting, Melbourne couple returns from holiday to discovered their bank accounts were drained, shares sold and 20 new credit and debit cards created under their names. The semi-retired couple’s first indication that...
Australian Data Breach Notifications in the First Half of 2023

Australian Data Breach Notifications in the First Half of 2023

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) have just released a report of data breach notifications made between January to June 2023. According to the report, the number of data breach notification decreased by 16% down to 409 notifications. The top...
Website on Children’s Snack Compromised and Serving Porn

Website on Children’s Snack Compromised and Serving Porn

A UK supermarket chain is recalling four types of children’s snack as the website published on the packaging has been compromised. Usually when a supermarket recalls a food item, its due to an issue with the food contents. In this instance, the recall is due to...

University of Sydney Students Suffers Data Breach

The University of Sydney has suffered a third-party data breach exposing students’ personal information. The university released a notification on 31st August stating that it was made aware of a data breach involving one of their third-party provider. The...

Data Breach Victim Gets Fined by Courts

A data breach victim suffered additional emotional toll when she was charged by the courts and fined US$1.2 million. The Australian victim from Byron Bay had her information compromised in the Medibank data breach in October 2022. This is the only breach of her...