Latest cyber attacks

Big Law • 03 June 2024 • ByLiam GarmanThe dangers of storing unnecessary data

Here, Lawyers Weekly’s sister brand, Cyber Daily, sits down with Brenton Steenkamp, cyber partner at Clayton Utz, to...

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Big Law • 28 May 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonOptus fails to keep report into cyber attack out of class action

The Federal Court has dismissed Optus’ appeal to hold back a Deloitte report into its 2022 cyber attack from class...

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Big Law • 24 May 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonMedibank’s chairman told a court an external report into a major...

Medibank’s chairman told a court an external report into a major data hack cannot be included in the company’s...

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Corporate Counsel • 22 May 2024 • ByMalavika SanthebennurSecuring legal professional privilege after a cyber breach

Last year, Optus failed to keep a Deloitte report into a major data breach away from a class action applicant. Here, an...

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Big Law • 21 May 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonMedibank fights to keep privilege over data hack report

To scrap legal professional privilege from the Deloitte report, lawyers behind the Medibank class action have grilled...

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Corporate Counsel • 14 May 2024 • ByAnnie Haggar and Denny WanStriking the right balance when disclosing cyber events

Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge: an old children’s tale offers a useful lesson for disclosure of...

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Big Law • 29 April 2024 • ByLauren CroftCyber attacks on firms are ‘in no way’ declining

For law firms, dealing with “unstructured data” can mean increased risk when it comes to cyber attacks, which this...

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Corporate Counsel • 26 March 2024 • ByMalavika SanthebennurLegal departments must be involved in cyber incidents from the get-go

In-house counsel should be the first port of call for an incident response team when their organisation falls prey to a...

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Big Law • 26 February 2024 • ByLauren Croft2024 ‘another big year for cyber’ following massive breaches and...

Following several high-profile data breaches affecting millions of Australians, cyber security and cyber attacks have...

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Big Law • 21 February 2024 • ByJerome DoraisamyOAIC to open investigation into HWL Ebsworth hack

The Australian information commissioner is launching an investigation into the personal information handling practices...

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