Accenture to Buy Australian Cybersecurity Firm CyberCX for Reported $650 Million August 15, 2025 Accenture said on Thursday it will buy Australian cybersecurity firm CyberCX in its largest-ever deal in the sector, with the...
Australia’s Privacy Regulator Sues Optus Over 2022 Data Breach August 8, 2025 An Australian regulator has sued Optus, alleging the Singapore Telecommunications-owned carrier breached privacy laws during a 2022 cyber attack that...
Australian Telco Optus’ CEO Quits After Massive Network Outage and Cyber Attack November 20, 2023 By Lewis Jackson The head of Australia’s second-largest telco Optus resigned on Monday, cutting short a more than three-year tenure marred by a...
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...
Australian Insurer Medibank Says Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Customer Data October 19, 2022 Australia’s Medibank Private Ltd. said on Wednesday an unnamed hacker group had contacted it negotiate about customer data it claimed...