Latest cybersecurity

Corporate Counsel • 14 June 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonJudge flags merging Optus data breach proceedings

A judge has suggested a merge of the Optus data breach class action with proceedings launched by the communications...

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Politics • 14 June 2024 • ByDavid HollingworthFollowing the arrest of a Victorian grammar school student for the...

Following the arrest of a Victorian grammar school student for the creation and distribution of classmate deepfakes,...

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Big Law • 06 June 2024 • ByDaniel CroftMedibank hit with OAIC lawsuit over data breach

Medibank has found itself in the Federal Court after the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) filed...

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Big Law • 06 June 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonCourt throws out Latitude Financial hack proceedings

One self-represented man’s case against Latitude Financial over the March 2023 cyber attack has been thrown out.

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Big Law • 04 June 2024 • ByNaomi NeilsonMedibank ‘cannot have it both ways’ with cyber hack report, class...

In a final argument to get access to the Deloitte report into Medibank’s data hack, lawyers behind the class action...

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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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Corporate Counsel • 28 May 2024 • ByLauren CroftData protection skills ‘key’ for in-house roles

As the demand for data security and privacy expertise continues to evolve, in-house legal teams face new challenges and...

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Big Law • 27 May 2024 • ByDaniel CroftWestern Sydney University discloses data breach, 7,500 ‘impacted...

Western Sydney University (WSU) has revealed that its systems were breached by a threat actor, leading to student...

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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 • ByLauren CroftFirms need to ‘stay vigilant’ as cyber risks evolve

As the cyber security landscape continually evolves, legal businesses must keep improving their frameworks and educating...

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