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Qantas escapes regulator over Salesforce data breach

Australia’s privacy watchdog has signalled she won’t pursue Qantas over a 2025 data breach that exposed the data of 5.7 million customers to hackers, who later published it on...

New horizons: Cyber plan adds sweeping security uplift

11 June 2026 | by David Allen

Major reviews of critical infrastructure laws, offensive powers for telcos and tech companies, higher standards for government ICT, and new reporting portals for SMEs will all be pursued as...

Victoria’s privacy watchdog probes mass school data breach

23 January 2026 | by Justin Hendry

Victoria’s privacy watchdog has launched a formal investigation into a major data breach potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of current and former public school students. The Office of the...

OAIC pitches tool to slash data breach notifications

7 September 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Almost one-fifth of notifications through Australia’s data breaches notification regime could be averted if a self-assessment tool being pitched by the privacy watchdog is taken up by the federal...

Privacy watchdog sues Optus over 2022 data beach

8 August 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s privacy regulator is taking Optus to court over the telco’s 2022 data breach, alleging the company “seriously interfered” with the privacy of around 9.5 million Australians. The Office...

Renewed push for privacy reform after ‘significant’ data breach

2 July 2025 | by Justin Hendry

The federal government is being urged to pass “long overdue” privacy reforms that were left off the table last year, following a significant cyber-attack that exposed the details of...

‘Compromised credentials’ check to bolster NSW identity service

7 May 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

The NSW government has moved to enshrine its ID support service in law and add a new state register of compromised documents, with a new bill introduced this week...

Cyber incident rocks major IVF clinic

19 February 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

A leading Australian fertility clinic has apologised to customers and says it is investigating a breach of its computer network that forced it to take some of its servers...

National cyber agency expands ‘have i been pwned’ access

9 October 2024 | by Brandon How

The Australian Signals Directorate is now paying Australian-run data breach index Have I Been Pwned for threat intelligence, after six years of utilising its free government service. Have I...

NSW data breach scheme sees 52 reports in first seven months

1 October 2024 | by Justin Hendry

More than 50 data breaches have been reported in the first seven months of the new mandatory data breach notification scheme in New South Wales, with state government agencies...

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Qantas escapes regulator over Salesforce data breach

New horizons: Cyber plan adds sweeping security uplift

Victoria’s privacy watchdog probes mass school data breach

OAIC pitches tool to slash data breach notifications

Privacy watchdog sues Optus over 2022 data beach

Renewed push for privacy reform after ‘significant’ data breach

‘Compromised credentials’ check to bolster NSW identity service

Cyber incident rocks major IVF clinic

National cyber agency expands ‘have i been pwned’ access

NSW data breach scheme sees 52 reports in first seven months

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