data breach Archive
A KPMG study has found that 49% of CEOs believe a successful cyber attack against their organisation is inevitable. This shouldn’t come as a surprise: the volume of attacks has soared in the past few years and there are simply …
While technological advancements have enabled the expansion of businesses beyond conventional practices, it’s no secret that they have attracted the attention of cyber criminals more than ever. Consequently, cyber crimes are on the rise, and it is essential that organisations …
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 …
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning on improving its cyber security measures. The RBI’s initiative was confirmed in its Annual Report 2017–18, which includes details such as the creation of “theme-based IT examinations” and an audit management application …
Australian staffing solutions firm OneHalf has reportedly exposed the records of hundreds of employees in a public GitHub repository. How did the data breach occur? iTnews reported that “hundreds of workers’ details revealed, including detailed medical data”, and that …
The Shanghai police is investigating what seems to be the loss of 130 million customers’ personal data from the Huazhu Hotels Group after the data appeared for sale on a dark web forum. The Huazhu Hotels Group, which manages more …
Sydney-based Ryde Hospital has landed itself in serious trouble after giving the medical records of a sexual assault victim to another patient. The patient who received the records was discharged from the hospital last week after suffering a stomach bug. …
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 …
