Tag: data breach

Privacy, telco regulators launch Optus breach investigations

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s privacy and communications regulators have launched coordinated investigations into the Optus data breach that saw the personal data of 9.8 million Australians compromised last month. The inquiries will...

Optus breach: What next for digital credentials?

Posted on   |  by Stephen Wilson
In the rush to be seen to do something following the Optus data breach, we risk responding the wrong way. It’s now obvious to everyone that businesses routinely retain...

Queensland moves on data breach notification scheme

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland state government is considering a mandatory data breach notification scheme among several privacy and information sharing reforms in the works. The scheme would force agencies to report...

Govt fails to pass ‘landmark’ online privacy reforms

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Laws introducing increased penalties for data breaches announced in response to the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal will not be passed before the election despite being announced by the federal...