Data breaches

Cyber criminals and identity thieves have been put on notice thanks to a new partnership between NSW Police and ID Support NSW which will leverage the expertise of the agencies to fight cybercrime and create a faster and more effective response to identity theft.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), which administers the Tocal College Student database, was the victim of a cyber security incident. The type of incident was identified as a ransomware case specifically called Loki ransomware. 

The Australian Government has been advised by MediSecure that approximately 12.9 million individuals may have had their personal and health information relating to prescriptions, as well as healthcare provider information exposed by a cyber security incident.

The NSW Government is assisting the response to a cyber security incident involving Outabox and impacting a number of Clubs in NSW and ACT.

In a milestone for digital identification in NSW, the NSW Government is trialling the first verifiable credential to be added to the state’s new Digital Wallet.

Northern Minerals Limited, a mineral exploration and development company, have been targeted in a suspected cyber-attack. 

Ticketek Australia, Australia's largest ticket sales company, has reported that customers' names, emails and dates of birth have been accessed in a data breach. 

Sumo have reported a cybersecurity breach where unauthorised access was gained to their servers via a third-party file storage application.

OracleCMS has reported a data breach which includes impacted individuals' information that was compromised during the Nissan Australia and New Zealand cyber incident. 

Ticketmaster, an American ticket sales company, announced they have been involved in a data breach, potentially affecting millions of customers globally.