Australia’s Health Care System Prime Target for Cyber Attackers: Minister January 24, 2023 By Ben Westcott Australia’s hospitals and health care system are at a high risk from cyberattackers targeting citizens’ personal data, the home affairs...
TPG Telecom Joins Growing List of Australian Companies Hit by Cyber Attacks December 14, 2022 By Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye Internet services provider TPG Telecom Ltd. became the latest Australian company to fall victim to a high-profile cyberattack, announcing on...
Abortions, Drug Use Exposed in Cyber Attack on Australian Health Insurer Medibank November 14, 2022 By Jamie Tarabay When the Australian health insurer Medibank Private Ltd. was hit with a ransomware attack last month, it provided regular updates...
Medibank Hack Could Cost A$700M for Damages and Fixes November 10, 2022 The data breach at Medibank Private Ltd. could cost the Australian health insurer A$700 million ($450 million) if customers decide...
Data Stolen From Australian Health Insurer Medibank Posted on Dark Web November 9, 2022 By Keira Wright Data stolen from an Australian health insurer, including the names, addresses and birthdates of hundreds of customers, has been posted...
Cyber Attack on Australian Insurer Medibank Far Bigger Than Initially Thought November 7, 2022 By Keira Wright A hack on an Australian health insurer appears to be far larger than initially suspected, with the company saying it...
Australia’s Hacking Frenzy Spurred by Understaffed Cybersecurity Workforce October 31, 2022 By Byron Kaye and Lewis Jackson A swathe of hacks on some of Australia’s biggest companies has made the country a target for copycat attacks just...
Australia’s No. 1 Health Insurer Confirms Massive Data Breach, Theft of Patient Details October 20, 2022 By Byron Kaye Australia’s biggest health insurer said on Thursday a criminal had apparently stolen customers’ medical information as part of a massive...
Optus’ Parent Company Singtel Assesses Potential Cost of Australia Data Breach October 3, 2022 By Sonali Paul Singapore Telecommunications said on Monday it was assessing the potential cost of a massive cyber-security breach at its Optus arm,...
Australia to Spend $1.2B to Beef Up Private Sector’s Cyber Defenses After Rise in Attacks August 7, 2020 Australia will spend A$1.66 billion ($1.19 billion) over the next 10 years to strengthen the cyber defenses of companies and...