Home > Latest News > Australia’s Privacy Watchdog Hacked By Russians

Australia’s Privacy Watchdog Hacked By Russians

The government agency tasked with monitoring privacy breaches from cyber attacks has itself been hacked – and failed to notify Australians who may have had their information compromised.

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has had data stolen by the Russian criminal ransomware gang known as BlackCat, or ALPHV. The data was stolen through legal firm HWL Ebsworth, who the OAIC is a client – according to a report by The Australian.

As the Australian points out, any firm that believes it has been compromised is required to inform the OAIC under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, and notify potential victims within thirty days.

The OAIC itself has so far failed to do this regarding its own hack. In a statement, it denied its own systems have been compromised, but admitted data it provided to the legal firm has been.

“The OAIC can confirm that it is a legal client of HWL Ebsworth,’’ the spokesperson said.

“We have also been recently informed that some material provided to the firm has been compromised as a result of the cyberattack.

“The OAIC is in active dialogue with HWL Ebsworth to understand what information has been compromised.

“Consistent with requirements of the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, any affected individuals will be notified.’’

 



You may also like
Dropbox Sign Confirms Hackers Breached System
Hackers on computers wearing face masks. Image: Microsoft Copilot
How The New Digital ID System Plans to Beat The Hackers
Intel “Scrambling” for Solutions After Massive Data Breach
Joint Aus/NZ Investigation Launched Into Latitude
No Customer Fallout After MyDeal Hack: Woolies

Popular Posts

Tesla’s New Robotaxi Has No Steering Wheel Or Pedals
Latest News
/
/
Card payments (Image: Sourced from Unsplash)
Card War Looming As Retailers Push Back Against Extortionate Fees
Latest News
/
/
Apple Mac Sales Are Plunging
Latest News
/
/
YouTube Says Skip Button To Stay, But For How Many Ads?
Latest News
/
/
Google Australia Sydney Office
Google Hurtling Towards Historic Forced Breakup
Latest News
/
/

Digital Magazines

Recent Post

Tesla’s New Robotaxi Has No Steering Wheel Or Pedals
Latest News
/
//
Comments are Off
At a splashy event in California, Elon Musk has showcased an all-new fully autonomous robotaxi with gull-wing doors that surprisingly...
Read More