Personal information exposed after data breach at AHRC

Personal data may have been compromised in a recent data breach, after more than 600 submissions to the AHRC were...

20 May 2025

By Lauren Croft

Executive sues Slaters over fallout from scandalous email

Slater & Gordon’s former chief people officer accused the firm of leaving her to become the “public face” of...

16 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

What a recent firm data breach reveals about data protection

The recent data breach involving Brydens Lawyers serves as a stark reminder of the importance of data security in law...

17 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Lessons from the cyber attacks on Brydens Lawyers, Aussie super funds

For law firms and in-house teams alike, there are key takeaways from recent high-profile cyber security incidents...

11 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Thousands of court files accessed in ‘significant’ data breach

NSW Police is currently investigating a data breach at a government department, after which 9,000 “sensitive court...

27 March 2025

By Lauren Croft

3 in 5 in-house leaders say it would take a cyber incident to improve processes

A new report reveals the extent of law departments whose heads say that meaningful improvements to their business’s...

24 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

HWL Ebsworth hit with new complaint over major data hack

The privacy watchdog received a representative complaint against HWL Ebsworth over its 2023 data

28 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Judge 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...

14 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Medibank 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...

06 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Medibank ‘cannot have it both ways’ with cyber hack report, class action lawyer says

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

04 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

The dangers of storing unnecessary data

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

03 June 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Securing 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...

22 May 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Medibank 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...

21 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Optus denies claims of ‘cloaking’ Deloitte cyber attack report findings

Optus has denied claims it attempted to “cloak” details of its 2022 cyber attack from the courts after it pushed to...

20 May 2024

By Lauren Croft

Striking 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...

14 May 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Cyber 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...

29 April 2024

By Lauren Croft

5 cyber security tips for firms

Cyber security is becoming more and more of a priority for law firms in the modern workforce. Maintaining protection is...

25 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

Award-winning GC pinpoints areas vulnerable to litigation

As litigation practices grow and the class action space evolves, one general counsel has highlighted fields that could...

04 March 2024

By Malavika Santhebennur

2024 ‘another big year for cyber’ following massive breaches and resulting OAIC investigations

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

26 February 2024

By Lauren Croft

OAIC to open investigation into HWL Ebsworth hack

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

21 February 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy