The Latest Breaking News on Cybersecurity

Cybercrime in Australia has been on the rise for years, but Optus and Medibank have been wake-up calls

Experts say the recent prominence of data breaches is just companies being more forthcoming and the media more focused on reporting them

The Guardian - AU · Oct 28, 2022

National Cyber Security Centre chief urges businesses to test resilience

Up to 90% of incidents in the UK could be prevented through basic ‘cyber hygiene’ improvements

Insider UK · Oct 28, 2022

How do I check if I've been hacked? What should I be watching out for? Here's a cyber security expert's tips on how to protect yourself

In light of recent data breaches, many of us are wondering what we need to do to protect ourselves from hackers and scammers. A cybersecurity expert offers some simple steps.

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

Slovak parliament suspends voting due to suspected cyberattack

The Slovak parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a suspected cyberattack brought down its IT systems, parliament speaker Boris Kollar said.

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

Medibank breach leads to South Australia's My Home Hospital program patients' information being accessed

Thousands of patients who used a South Australian home hospital service have their personal and medical information accessed after the Medibank cyber attack.

ABC News · Oct 27, 2022

Bristol City Council apologises for data breach in response to Clean Air Zone applications

The incident has been referred to the Information Commissioner’s Office

Bristol Post · Oct 27, 2022

Pathology company Australian Clinical Labs reveals it was hit by cyber attack in February

Australian Clinical Labs will today start contacting 223,000 people whose data was stolen when the company was the target of a cyber attack in February.

ABC News · Oct 27, 2022

Cyber insurance too expensive for Medicare

Medibank's chief financial officer says cyber insurance wouldn't have saved it from taking a hit after a data breach that's affected all its customers.

AAP · Oct 27, 2022

Why are there so many data breaches? A growing industry of criminals is brokering in stolen data

New details have emerged on the severity of the Medibank hack, which has now affected all users. Optus, Medibank, Woolworths, and, last Friday, electricity provider Energy Australia are all now among the household names that have fallen victim to a data breach.

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022

Medibank and Optus hacks spark warning over identity theft risks from former victims

The first thing Sarah* knew about her identity being hacked was when a man turned up on her parents' doorstep asking for the sexual services he'd paid for online. And then things got even crazier.

ABC News · Oct 26, 2022