Cyber Security Connect

Finalists for Cyber Security Lawyer of the Year unveiled

Lawyers Weekly’s sister brand, Cyber Daily, is pleased to reveal that over 160 finalists have been selected to...

03 May 2024

By Lawyers Weekly and Cyber Daily

Google to destroy billions of records of data as part of lawsuit settlement

To settle a lawsuit that accused it of tracking users browsing the internet using Google Chrome despite them being in...

04 April 2024

By Daniel Croft

SME firms will no longer be exempt from Privacy Act

The federal government has revealed a raft of reforms to the Privacy Act aimed at bringing it into “the digital...

03 October 2023

By David Hollingworth

Hackers breach the systems of the International Criminal Court

The systems of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were breached by threat actors in a cyber incident last...

28 September 2023

By Daniel Croft

National cyber security coordinator concludes formal response to HWL Ebsworth hack

Australia’s national cyber security coordinator has declared that law firm HWL Ebsworth is now in a position to...

20 September 2023

By David Hollingworth

Aussie businesses must do better on data, says OAIC

According to Angelene Falk, Australian information and privacy commissioner, Australian companies and organisations...

07 September 2023

By David Hollingworth

Judo Bank impacted by HWL Ebsworth cyber attack

Local neobank Judo Bank has revealed that some of its data have been affected by the cyber attack on BigLaw firm HWL...

04 August 2023

By David Hollingworth and Jerome Doraisamy

Qld state government files breached in HWL Ebsworth attack

The Queensland government last week confirmed that files from its systems have been compromised as part of the HWL...

26 July 2023

By Daniel Croft

Inside HWL Ebsworth’s plan to manage a 4TB data leak

As the latest victim of a Russian hacker group, HWL Ebsworth has disclosed its unsuccessful negotiations to prevent the...

16 June 2023

By Lauren Croft and Naomi Neilson

Tasmanian government reports possible data breach linked to alleged HWL Ebsworth hack

The Tasmanian government is reporting that the Commonwealth has been in touch regarding a possible leak of state...

14 June 2023

By David Hollingworth

Latitude Financial facing potential legal action

Just a day after announcing the severity of its 16 March data breach, Latitude Financial is already staring down the...

29 March 2023

By David Hollingworth

SMEs should be on high alert for cyber threats

Businesses have been urged to boost self-defence measures and cyber security awareness in the wake of the Optus data...

13 October 2022

By Reporter

National security laws activated to bolster critical infrastructure protection

The Albanese government has activated national security laws designed to safeguard Australian critical infrastructure,...

23 August 2022

By Nastasha Tupas

Students at top universities at risk of fraud

Proofpoint’s new research has found that the top universities in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom...

11 August 2022

By Nastasha Tupas

AFP charges Melbourne man for building and distributing global spyware tool

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has charged a 24-year-old Australian man who sparked a global law enforcement...

04 August 2022

By Nastasha Tupas

US Department of Justice investigating breach of Federal Court records system

The top national security attorney for the Justice Department in the United States has told lawmakers that the DOJ is...

03 August 2022

By Nastasha Tupas

American telco set to pay US$350m for data leak

As part of the settlement of class action proceedings, American telecommunications provider T-Mobile has agreed to pay...

27 July 2022

By Nastasha Tupas

US Department of Justice concerned about blurred lines between cyber crime and national security

To address the constant evolution of cyber threats, Lisa Monaco, US Deputy Attorney-General, wants to engage private...

26 July 2022

By Nastasha Tupas

How the competition regulator plans to stop malicious cyber actors from targeting Australia

Speaking at a Law Council forum, ACCC chair and former Gilbert + Tobin partner Gina Cass-Gottlieb has outlined a...

22 July 2022

By Nastasha Tupas