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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 Jerome Doraisamy
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 Naomi Neilson
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 Jerome Doraisamy
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 Lauren 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 Lauren Croft
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 Jerome Doraisamy
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 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 Jerome Doraisamy
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 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 Jerome Doraisamy
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 Lauren Croft
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 Lauren Croft
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 Jerome Doraisamy
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 Lauren Croft
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 Lauren Croft
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 Jerome Doraisamy
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 Jerome Doraisamy
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 Jerome Doraisamy
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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 Jerome Doraisamy
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