Australia beefs up cyber defences after major breachesThe federal government said it will also subject telecommunications firms to tougher cyber reporting rules which apply to critical infrastr...
22 Nov, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
Australia ports operator back online after cyber incidentDP World Australia, a major ports operator, has resumed operations at all its facilities after a cyber security incident forced a three-day...
13 Nov, 2023, 09.44 AM IST
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Semi-final schedule, where to watch, live streaming and TV channel details; All you need to knowThe Australia and New Zealand 2023 tournament has reached its last four teams. Here's a comprehensive overview of what you should know abou...
14 Aug, 2023, 10.47 PM IST
Australia may inadvertently fuel cyber crime, says data theft victim organisationIDCare said by raising the threat of massive fines, Australia would force companies to choose whether to pay A$1 million, the typical cost ...
05 Apr, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
Australia's Medibank gets second class-action lawsuit over 2022 data breachThe company breached its disclosure obligations by not revealing information regarding the alleged deficiencies in its cyber security syste...
29 Mar, 2023, 06.05 PM IST
Australia plans to reform cyber security rules, set up agencyCurrent cyber security rules, government policies and regulations "are simply not at the level that we need them to be," Prime Minister Ant...
27 Feb, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
Very much in sync with India’s decision on 5G equipment: Australia’s cyber affairs ambassadorIn November, India and Australia convened their fifth bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue. From the Australian side, Tobias Feakin, ambassador ...
07 Dec, 2022, 03.47 PM IST
Hackers leak Australian health records on dark webThe data included names, birth dates, passport numbers and information on medical claims for hundreds of customers who were separated into ...
09 Nov, 2022, 01.12 PM IST
Australian health insurer Medibank says data of all customers hackedMedibank said its priority was to discover the specific data stolen in relation to each customer and to share that information with those c...
26 Oct, 2022, 08.40 AM IST
Major data breach at Australia's top health insurer MedibankThe company did not say how many of its 4 million customers were likely to have been affected but warned the number was likely to rise. The...
20 Oct, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
- Cyberattack on Australian telco Optus affects 1.2 million customers
The breach last month by an anonymous online account, which affected 10 million customers, equivalent to around 40% of Australia's populati...
03 Oct, 2022, 04.39 PM IST
Australian government slams Optus for cybersecurity breachThe company ran a full-page apology in major Australian newspapers on Saturday for the "devastating" breach that it first reported on Sept....
02 Oct, 2022, 10.50 AM IST
Optus, Australian govt clash over cyber attack amid reports of hacker retreatAustralian media reported on Tuesday that hackers have backtracked from their ransom demand of $1 million in cryptocurrency for not releasi...
27 Sep, 2022, 09.44 AM IST
Australia mulls tougher cybersecurity laws after data breachCybersecurity Minister Clare O'Neil told Australian Broadcasting Corp. the hack was an "unprecedented theft of consumer information in Aust...
26 Sep, 2022, 05.26 PM IST