The digitisation of healthcare has left the industry particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks, and protecting consumers from breaches is one of the biggest challenges facing the sector, according to a new health law partner at Wotton + Kearney.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has called out telcos Vonage and Twilio for failing to comply with rules for combatting scam text messages.
The Albanese government has recommended an overhaul of Australia’s privacy laws that would give individuals a private right to sue for privacy violations, create a positive obligation for the ‘fair and reasonable’ handling of personal information and lift the current exemption for small businesses.
A customer of non-bank lender Latitude Financial has filed a bid to join tech giants DXC Technology and Crowdstrike to her lawsuit claiming over $1 million in compensation from a cyberattack that compromised 14 million customer records.
Victims of privacy breaches must demonstrate actual loss and damage to be eligible for compensation, according to a judge who has given asylum seekers who secured a ruling from the Privacy Commissioner a second chance at proving loss from the public disclosure of their personal information.
In-house legal teams at Australian businesses “may be significantly under-prepared” to respond to cyber attacks, as they increasingly take the lead in responding to security breaches, according to a new report.
A judge has questioned an argument by Optus that a report by Deloitte into a major data breach was protected by privilege, saying a press release by the teleco’s boss belied the claim that the provision of legal advice was the report’s chief purpose.
The OAIC has been dragged to court by the law firm that filed a class action-style complaint over the massive Optus data breach, after the privacy commissioner chose a competing representative complaint to move forward.
A judge has approved a bid to consolidate two shareholder class actions against Medibank over a cyberattack that affected 10 million customers, finding that having two firms on the record is better than a carriage contest.
A judge has endorsed Medibank’s bid to sue the OAIC so the court can weigh in on the health insurer’s bid to halt the regulator’s investigation in favour of a class action over its October data breach, saying the OAIC’s interference with the court proceedings could constitute a contempt of court.