The data breach which hit password manager LastPass this August was more serious than earlier perceived, and involved customer passwords being stolen, the company admitted in a latest update on the situation. In the August hack, the company claimed that a threat actor gained internal access to its systems for a period of four days,…
LastPass Confirm Hackers Stole Customer Passwords in Recent Admission
December 23, 2022
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3 Chinese Nationals Charged for Pilfering Data From Spotify, Netflix, and Optus
Three Adelaide-based Chinese men have been charged for illegally obtaining the personal details of Spotify, Netflix, and Foxtel customers by using data leaked from Australian telecommunications giant Optus. Sheng Li, 24, on Dec. 20 faced 76 charges of money laundering and the federal charge of conspiracy, although he was initially charged with using other people’s…
Personal Information of 130,000 Telstra Customers Published Online in Error
More than 130,000 Telstra customers have had their personal details leaked online due to an internal error. The telecommunication giant on Dec. 9 said some customer’s names, addresses, and phone numbers were incorrectly listed on the White Pages and Directory Assistance Services websites that the company is responsible for providing. Telstra said no cyber activity…
Medibank Hackers Release More Australian Data
The Russian cybercriminals behind the cyber attack against Australia’s largest health insurer Medibank have been branded “grubs” after releasing more stolen data as they continue to play games with the customers of the nation’s biggest health insurer. The ransomware group dumped a fifth tranche of customer-sensitive information on the dark web overnight after the company…
Russia-Based Group Identified as Hackers Behind Medibank Data Breach
November 11, 2022
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has identified a group of “loosely affiliated” cyber criminals based in Russia as those behind the cyber attack on health insurer Medibank. AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw said the agency has been able to find the identities of the hackers but didn’t name them. “These cyber criminals are operating like a…
Medibank Hacker Demanded US$10 Million for Ransom After Releasing Customers’ Details
The alleged hacker behind Medibank data breach has demanded US$10 million on not releasing more customer’s personal information after posting 200 users’ health data on dark web. On early Thursday morning, the hacker posted a message on a dark web blog linked to the REvil Russian ransomware group, claiming: “Society ask us about ransom, it’s…
Organisations Should Adopt These Rules to Protect Customer Information
Commentary Numerous data breaches, which adversely affected the public image of Optus and Medibank, continue to be widely reported in the Australian media and ruefully acknowledged by the chief executive officers of these organisations. These breaches have escalated the significance of privacy and cyber security in political arenas. These data breaches have put at risk…
Details of Over 1.2 Million Credit Cards Leaked Onto DarkWeb BidenCash Website
October 13, 2022
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The credit/debit card details of over 1.2 million people worldwide have been leaked onto a dark web site called BidenCash. Cyble, a global threat intelligence provider, found that the leaked database contains information including card numbers, expiry dates, CVV numbers, and emails of consumers across the globe, including the United States and Australia. “The subject…
Hacker Sentenced to Probation, No Prison Time, for Data Breach Affecting 100 Million People
A former tech worker from Seattle who was convicted of multiple charges related to the massive hack of Capital One bank and other firms back in 2019 has been sentenced to five years of probation after pleading mental illness. Paige A. Thompson, 37, used a tool to scan Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts to identify…
T-Mobile Settles to Pay $350 Million to Customers in Data Breach
NEW YORK—T- Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to customers affected by a class action lawsuit filed after the company disclosed last August that personal data like social security numbers had been stolen in a cyberattack. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday, the mobile phone company said the funds would pay…
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