Latest data breach

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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Corporate Counsel • 20 February 2024 • ByMalavika SanthebennurInformation governance key for businesses amid privacy reforms

The spate of recent cyber security breaches has highlighted the importance of information governance, according to a...

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Big Law • 19 February 2024 • ByDavid HollingworthGovernment weighs up lessons learnt in the wake of HWL Ebsworth hack

The National Office of Cyber Security has released the results of Lessons Learned Review on last year’s devastating...

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SME Law • 15 February 2024 • ByLauren CroftWith cyber risk still an important issue in 2024, small firms have...

With cyber risk still an important issue in 2024, small firms have been urged to implement protective measures and...

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SME Law • 15 February 2024 • ByGrace RobbieGordon Legal to investigate class action against Department of...

Gordon Legal is set to investigate a potential class action against the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)...

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The Bar • 23 January 2024 • ByDaniel CroftVictorian court breach much worse than first thought

Court Services Victoria has revealed that the cyber attack it suffered last year was much more substantial than first...

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Politics • 17 January 2024 • ByDaniel CroftComplete list of government agencies affected by HWL Ebsworth hack...

The full list of government agencies affected by the cyber attack on BigLaw firm HWL Ebsworth has been released by the...

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Big Law • 13 December 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyLaw firms a ‘perfect target’ for cyber criminals (and the pressure...

Heading into 2024, cyber security cannot be anything other than an urgent priority for law firms (particularly...

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Corporate Counsel • 05 December 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyPwC security questioned as its head of risk fooled by fake email

Big four accounting firm PwC has launched an investigation after a fake email duped the company’s head of risk and...

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Big Law • 10 November 2023 • ByNaomi NeilsonOptus class action secures Deloitte report into data breach

Optus failed to keep a Deloitte report into last year’s major data breach out of the hands of a class action...

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