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Deloitte report into Medibank cyberattack to be kept secret
Private health insurer Medibank has not released a Deloitte report into last year's cyberattack that exposed the private information of 10 million customers.
Optus hit with class action over data breach
Optus has been hit with a class action on behalf of current and former customers whose personal information was exposed in a massive data breach last September that affected up to 10 million people. 
IPH says hacker downloaded data on Spruson & Ferguson clients
Intellectual property group IPH has revealed that a limited set of data originating from Spruson & Ferguson's systems, including client information, was downloaded by an unauthorised third party in last month's cyber attack.
Latitude won’t pay ransom for stolen customer data
Latitude Financial will not pay a ransom demanded by criminals after 14 million customer records were stolen in a "malicious" cyberattack.
Class action targets Medibank’s failure to use multi factor authentication
A shareholder class action against Medibank has claimed it did not disclose “serious deficiencies” in its cybersecurity measures, including failing to implement security measures such as multi factor authentication, causing investors to buy shares at inflated prices. 
Medibank hit with shareholder class action over cyberattack
Australia's largest private health insurer Medibank has been hit with a shareholder class action in the wake of a massive cyberattack that left the data of 10 million customers exposed.
Meriton guest, staff data exposed in latest cyberattack
Property and hotel giant Meriton is the latest company to fall victim to a cybersecurity breach, which exposed information held by the company on almost 2,000 guests and staff.
In novel case, Rex Patrick sues AG for access to ‘sports rorts’ notes
Former senator Rex Patrick has brought novel proceedings against the Attorney-General seeking access to letters concerning the 2020 “sports rorts” scandal and challenging the government's policy of denying access to documents after a minister has changed jobs.
Latitude faces class action investigation over data breach
Two class action law firms have teamed up to investigate possible legal action against Latitude Financial over a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of 14 million customer records.
14 million customer records stolen in Latitude cyberattack
The drivers licence numbers of close to 8 million people and more than 6 million other records were stolen in a cyberattack on Latitude Financial, which the non-bank lender originally estimated had affected around 325,000 customer records.