Angie Raphael reports: Police are investigating an alleged major data breach involving the private details of about 2000 members of the South Australian Liberal Party. Detectives are investigating allegations party officials were impersonated, with names, addresses, phone numbers and other data allegedly stolen. In an email to members on Friday, the party said it “recently…
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Aurubis says it was target of cyberattack
Reuters reports: Aurubis, Europe’s biggest copper smelter, said it had been the target of a cyberattack overnight that has forced it to shut down its IT systems and disconnect them from the internet. “The IT systems are currently being examined,” Aurubis said on Friday, adding that it was reviewing the scope of the impact. Read…
Slovak parliament suspends voting due to suspected cyberattack
Reuters reports: The Slovak parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a suspected cyberattack brought down its IT systems, parliament speaker Boris Kollar said. “We have identified a cyber security incident… There is a signal coming from some point which jams our systems, computers, we cannot even serve the lawmakers in our cafeteria,” Kollar told…
UK: Braverman should be given ‘second chance’ despite ‘multiple’ security breaches
Andrew Learmonth reports: Suella Braverman deserves a “second chance” as Home Secretary despite claims of “multiple breaches” of security, the new Tory party chairman has said. Nadhim Zahawi said the Prime Minister was right to give the key member of the party’s right-wing a shot at “redemption” just six days after she was forced to…
AU: Medibank’s latest update reveals more woes; My Home Hospital patient info accessed
AU health insurer Medibank has been diligently providing updates on a massive data breach. With each update, they have revealed growing awareness of how much personal data has been accessed or exfiltrated. Their latest update, issued overnight, begins: It has become clear overnight that the criminal has accessed patient information relating to My Home Hospital….
Paying off hackers is common, says top Australian govt cybersecurity firm
Byron Kaye reports: Corporate insurers routinely pay hackers a ransom for the return of stolen customer data, a top Australian government cybersecurity provider said on Tuesday (Oct 25), as the country’s biggest health insurer revealed the growing scale of a recent breach. The claim from Macquarie Telecom Group, which runs cybersecurity for 42 per cent…