The Guardian Data Protection

JANUARY 18, 2023

Attorney general promises a ‘whole range’ of modernisations of the Privacy Act to follow new customer data protection laws Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The right to be forgotten and a right to sue for privacy breaches will be considered for the next tranche of Australian legislation, the attorney general (..)

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 4, 2019

US, UK and Australia Push for Law Enforcement Access Facebook is falling under renewed pressure for its plans to make its messaging platforms fully encrypted. and Australia are asking Facebook to ensure law enforcement can access messages.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Senate Committee Reviewing Law With an Eye to Amend Technology organizations say Australia's anti-encryption law passed in December is already undermining trust in their local operations. The comments come as a Senate committee is reviewing the law - passed in a hurry in December - to consider whether to amend it.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 25, 2019

Restricted Data Access Required by Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws Massive data brokers - Equifax, Experian, Illion and others - are leveraging Australia's electoral roll, which is a tightly held and valuable batch of data.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

On February 13, 2017, the Parliament of Australia passed legislation that amends the Privacy Act of 1988 (the “Privacy Act”) and requires companies with revenue over $3 million AUD ($2.3

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The Guardian Data Protection

JUNE 6, 2018

Security agencies would be given access to encrypted messaging apps under bid to ‘modernise’ laws Technology companies such as Facebook and Google would be forced to give Australian security agencies access to encrypted data under legislation to be introduced by the Turnbull government.

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The Guardian Data Protection

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It comes after a four-year battle by Guardian Australia to obtain such warrants, and has led to renewed calls for the warrant scheme to be scrapped. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 15, 2019

The Act has been subject to immense public scrutiny and backlash, in particular from the Australian technology sector, due to the holy grail of uncertainty surrounding the obligations that these new, rushed-in, powers impose on communications providers to assist national security and law enforcement agencies in intelligence gathering.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 7, 2018

A newly-passed Australian law could allow the government to force tech companies to create backdoors in their products.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Law enforcement authorities across Europe, Australia, the United States, Ukraine, and Canada have taken down a popular website used by cybercriminals to impersonate major corporations in voice phishing (vishing) attacks.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 5, 2019

Other topics: filling the DevSecOps skills gap and the repercussions of Australia's encryption-busting law. The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report offers an in-depth look at the ever-changing ransomware threat.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Amendments to the Law Seek to Douse Privacy, Security Concerns Australia's Parliament has passed legislation that strengthens privacy protections for My Health Record, the country's embattled digital medical records program. But questions remain about whether the changes go far enough to restore confidence in digital health records.

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The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 14, 2020

Related: Covidsafe app: how Australia’s coronavirus contact tracing app works, what it does, downloads and problems Related: Australian public's confidence in 5G 'shaken' by misinformation campaign Continue reading.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 27, 2019

Emails With Aussie Regulator Show Facebook's Thoughts on 'View As' Hack Shortly after a massive data breach affected up to 50 million accounts last September, Facebook didn't believe the incident needed to be reported under Australia's mandatory breach notification law.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 16, 2019

Transport Agency Criticized for Violating Privacy Law Big data analysis relies on big data being available. But a recent incident in Australia put the privacy of millions of public transport travelers at risk after steps weren't taken to properly anonymize three years of travel records, Victoria's information commissioner has found.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2024

Nikki Haley to head the state’s law enforcement division. State officials said they found out about the hack from federal law enforcement on October 10, 2012. In January 2024, authorities in Australia, the United States and the U.K. If approved, this would Keel’s third six-year term in that role.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

At the same time, rumors circulated that the site was taken offline as a result of law enforcement’s operation. The seizure is the result of a joint operation conducted by international law enforcement agencies from the US, Denmark, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Spain, Austria and Europol.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 5, 2023

But sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity that law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada and across Europe are currently serving arrest warrants on dozens of individuals thought to support Genesis, either by maintaining the site or selling the service bot logs from infected systems. Slashdot story.

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ChiefTech

JULY 9, 2012

That company was Hall & Wilcox, a law firm in Melbourne, Australia. One law firm I spoke too commented that all staff did on Yammer was share funny jokes and it wasn't perceived as adding much to the work culture or practice. and baked Yammer cupcakes. via blog.yammer.com.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 16, 2021

Presumably all of those companies follow the laws on their home country. This is the joint US/Australia-run encrypted messaging service that lured criminals to use it, and then spied on everything they did. Or, at least, Australian law enforcement spied on everyone. And it matters.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Latest Draft Still Imperils Privacy and Security, Organizations Contend The disagreements continue over Australia's efforts to pass legislation that would help law enforcement counter encryption.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 12, 2018

HR Software Provider Says Names, Addresses, Emails and Phone Numbers Exposed PageUp, an HR software developer based in Australia, is warning that malware-wielding attackers may have accessed a raft of personal data stored in the company's systems.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A statement on Operation Cronos from the European police agency Europol said the months-long infiltration resulted in the compromise of LockBit’s primary platform and other critical infrastructure, including the takedown of 34 servers in the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, France, Switzerland, Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The cyber attacks did not impact service in the US, Australia, Tunisia and Ukraine. “Following investigations carried out as a result of disruption to our network, it has become clear that Lyca Mobile has been the victim of a cyber attack.” ” reads the statement published by the company. ” continues the statement.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 1, 2018

Data Breach Figures Arrive on the Heels of E-Health Records Project Controversy With Australia's data breach reporting law now in effect, its healthcare sector has recently reported the highest number of data breaches - a finding that is sure to intensify the already intense scrutiny of the country's controversial e-health records project.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 25, 2018

Medical Appointment Booking Platform Says It Obtains Consent Australia's large online medical booking platform, HealthEngine, has become embroiled in a privacy controversy after it reportedly passed personal medical details to a personal injury law firm.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 21, 2023

Imagine a future in which AIs automatically interpret—and enforce—laws. All day and every day, you constantly receive highly personalized instructions for how to comply with the law, sent directly by your government and law enforcement.

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The Guardian Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Related: Coalition's surveillance laws give police power to access electronic devices Related: Australian bill to create back door into encrypted apps in 'advanced stages' Continue reading.

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The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 18, 2023

The Real Estate Institute of Australia president, Hayden Groves, said that an “additional layer of responsibility is really not necessary” on top of agents’ existing duties, saying that increased regulatory risks could be “the last straw” for smaller agencies which may shut up shop.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2023

But sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity that law enforcement agencies in the United States, Canada and across Europe are currently serving arrest warrants on dozens of individuals thought to support Genesis, either by maintaining the site or selling the service bot logs from infected systems.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 29, 2023

Australia’s gambling and entertainment giant Crown Resorts, disclosed a data breach caused by the exploitation of recently discovered GoAnywhere zero-day. We are continuing to work with law enforcement and have notified our gaming regulators as part of the ongoing investigation and will provide relevant updates, as necessary.”

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Information Management Resources

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Australia’s parliament passed some of the world’s toughest anti-encryption legislation Thursday, installing a bill that seeks to force tech giants to help decode messages used in terrorism and organized crime.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At the same time, rumors circulated that the site was taken offline as a result of law enforcement’s operation. The seizure is the result of a joint operation conducted by international law enforcement agencies from the US, Denmark, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Spain, Austria and Europol.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2021

According to Europol, this is one of the largest and most sophisticated law enforcement operations to date in the fight against encrypted criminal activities. In the past, law enforcement agencies also infiltrated communities behind other encrypted communication platforms, such as EncroChat and Sky ECC.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2022

Most of the members of the gang were arrested in the US (30), the remaining members come from Australia, Britain, France, Italy, Kosovo, and Serbia. The indicted leaders of the organization included people from the United States, France, Britain, Egypt, Pakistan, Kosovo, Serbia, Bangladesh, Canada and Australia.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Anyone with a passing interest in Australian privacy laws will no doubt have heard about the Optus data breach. Organisations will no longer be required to collect or hold personal information within Australia in order for the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) to apply. They must however still be carrying on a business in Australia.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Related: California enacts pioneering privacy law. However, it looks like things are starting to break apart now that Australia has passed the “Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018”. ” Australia has now become the first Western nation to ban encryption.

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