Category: data hack

Australian Law Firm Investigates Cyber Hack Data Release Claim

A prominent Australian law firm is investigating claims hackers have published data taken from the company on the dark web. HWL Ebsworth, which has clients at either commercial or government level in every state or territory, on June 9 said it had learned of the data release. “Cyber criminals who accessed our systems have now…


Medibank Won’t Release External Probe Into Cyber Hack

Medibank won’t reveal the findings of an external review into a high-profile cyber attack due to security fears. The private information of about 10 million Medibank customers was released onto the dark web following a cyber hack in October 2022. Consultancy firm Deloitte was recruited by the health insurance giant to investigate the incident and…


Thousands More Caught up in Government Data Hack in Australian State

A further 14,000 people could be affected by a cyber attack from which hackers released over 16,000 Tasmanian education department documents. On April 7, the state government revealed financial statements and invoices, containing names and addresses of school students and their parents, had been released onto the dark web. The documents were gained through a…


Hackers Leak 16,000 Australian State Documents on Dark Web

Hackers have released 16,000 Tasmanian education department documents on the dark web including school children’s personal information, the state government has confirmed. Science and Technology Minister Madeleine Ogilvie said thousands of financial statements and invoices containing names and addresses of school students and their parents had been released after third-party file transfer service GoAnywhere MFT…