Data Protection Archive
A data breach at Perth Mint initially thought to have affected 13 customers turns out to have been far more extensive. The government-owned bullion mint and precious metals trader confirmed that about 3,200 records were breached, with names, addresses, passport …
FreshMenu, a food delivery service based in India, has apologised after it failed to inform affected customers of a data breach that took place in 2016. How did the breach occur – and why did it go unannounced for so …
Australia has been ranked fifth globally in Risk Based Security’s Mid-Year 2018 Data Breach QuickView report, which showed there have been a staggering 2,308 publicly disclosed data breaches in the first half of 2018. Key findings of the report The …
The OAIC (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner) has released its Notifiable Data Breaches Quarterly Statistics Report for Q2 (1 April – 30 June 2018), which examines the current state of data breaches in Australia under the NDB (Notifiable Data …
Since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into effect on 25 May 2018, there has been a substantial rise in data breach notifications. Although the GDPR is an EU regulation, it can still apply to organisations across Asia-Pacific. The …
It’s been more than two months since the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) was enforced, so we thought we’d take a look at the impact the Regulation has had on organisations across Australia. What is the GDPR? You’ve more …
On 25 May 2018, the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force, expanding the rights of individuals to control how their personal data is collected and processed, and placing a range of new obligations on organisations to be …
It has been revealed that more than 200,000 Australians are likely to have been affected by the recent Timehop data breach. How did the breach occur? On 5 July 2018, the social media app company announced it had experienced a …
Currently, if an organisation in New Zealand suffers a data breach affecting personal information, it is not legally obliged to alert people who have been affected or notify the Privacy Commissioner. However, the new Privacy Bill could change this. Why …
The introduction of the NDB (Notifiable Data Breaches) scheme and the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in 2018 places a considerable responsibility on Australian organisations that process personal data. Both laws grant data subjects increased rights when it comes …
