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Qantas customer data leaked following July cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-10-13 9:23 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Qantas said Sunday that customer data accessed during a July cyberattack via a third party platform has been published by cybercriminals.

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Herald Sun claims exemption in Groth privacy invasion case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-10-10 11:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

The publisher of the Herald Sun denies it defamed Victorian Liberal deputy leader Sam Groth and argues it’s exempt from new privacy laws, in a defence to a lawsuit over reports on the timeline of the politician’s relationship with his wife.

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Australian Clinical Labs hit with $5.8M penalty over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-10-08 11:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

In the first-ever civil penalty proceedings for breaches of the Privacy Act, pathology services provider Australian Clinical Labs has been ordered to pay $5.8 million over a 2022 data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of 223,000 customers of its Medlab business.

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More data exposed during WA legal admissions board cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-10-03 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Legal Practice Board in Western Australia has revealed more data, including lawyer data, was accessed during a 21 May cyberattack than was previously thought.

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Qantas wins injunction against hackers over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-10-02 1:22 pm By Sam Matthews

Qantas has won a permanent injunction aimed at preventing unknown hackers from disseminating information accessed in a June data breach, with a judge saying the orders have “real utility” despite the hackers being beyond the reach of the court.

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Australian Clinical Labs agrees to $5.8M penalty over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-09-29 12:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

In the first penalty to be handed down for breaches of the Privacy Act, pathology services provider Australian Clinical Labs has agreed to cop a $5.8 million fine over a 2022 data breach that compromised the personal information of 223,000 customers of its Medlab business.

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Optus reports another Triple Zero outage
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-09-29 12:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Optus has suffered another Triple Zero outage, just over a week after a 13-hour outage across three states that was linked to the deaths of three people.

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Telegram wins more time to prep appeal of $1M eSafety fine
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-09-19 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

Encrypted messaging app Telegram has won its bid to delay the hearing of its challenge to a $1 million fine from the eSafety Commissioner, after complaining about a “document dump” from the regulator. 

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Lander & Rogers nabs technology expert from Clayton Utz
Business of Law 2025-09-19 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Lander & Rogers has hired a technology, data and intellectual property pro from Clayton Utz to join its team in Melbourne.

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Kmart’s use of facial recognition tech breached privacy rules: OAIC
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-09-18 11:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The privacy commissioner has found Kmart Australia breached privacy laws by using facial recognition technology in its stores to combat refund fraud, finding the privacy invasion was disproportionate.

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