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Firm seeks compensation for victims of fertility data breach
A class action firm has filed a complaint on behalf of the hundreds of fertility patients impacted by the Genea data...
04 November 2025
By David Hollingworth
WA law firm confirms cyber attack following ransomware claims
Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a Western Australia-based family law firm, allegedly leaking highly...
03 November 2025
By Daniel Croft
HWL Ebsworth hit with new complaint over major data hack
The privacy watchdog received a representative complaint against HWL Ebsworth over its 2023 data hack.
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 Daniel Croft
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 Liam Garman
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
HWL Ebsworth’s hackers hit with final injunction
A Supreme Court made a final interlocutory injunction against HWL Ebsworth’s hackers from sharing or using the stolen...
12 February 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Victorian court systems allegedly breached by hackers
Victoria’s courts have been hit by a cyber attack allegedly at the hands of Russia-based hackers.
05 January 2024
By Daniel Croft
Medibank dragging feet on documents relating to data hack
A Federal Court judge questioned why it has taken Medibank so long to disclose documents to applicants who alleged the...
01 September 2023
By Naomi Neilson