Australian companies to face fines of $50m for data breaches
In wake of Optus and Medibank leaks, serious or repeated breaches of customer…
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EnergyAustralia latest to be hit by cyber-attack as details of hundreds of customers exposed
Electricity company says attack accessed information on 323 customers but ‘no evidence’ data…
Government considers centralising digital ID verification on myGov in wake of Optus breach
Experts warn using any single system could have its own cybersecurity weaknesses leaving…
A real estate agent data breach would be devastating for renters. They collect too much personal information | Samantha Floreani
Does a breach need to happen before we see regulatory change?Thanks to Optus,…
PM indicates timeframe for Indigenous voice referendum – as it happened
Australian academic Sean Turnell sentenced to three years’ jail after secret trial in…
Optus tells former Virgin Mobile and Gomo customers they could also be part of data breach
Identification repair service receives a month’s worth of complaint calls in three days…
Companies could be forced to delete customer data used to prove ID, Labor suggests
Albanese government considering sweeping overhaul of data retention and privacy laws following massive…
Anthony Albanese says ‘Optus should pay’ for new passports for data breach victims
Push comes day after states suggest telco will pick up multi-million dollar tab…
Optus customers, not the company, are the real victims of massive data breach | Justin Warren
Optus executives are paid millions to ensure that, among other things, customer data…
Sophisticated attack or human error? How Optus lost control of your data
In the days since Optus first reported that potentially millions of its customers’…