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An IOOF unit accused of failing to protect its clients against cybersecurity risks has slammed ASIC’s claims in the novel case, describing the regulator’s further amended statement of claim as “grossly unfair” and “completely incoherent”.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is investigating whether Optus breached privacy law after the telco wrongly published customers’ personal details in the White Pages in 2019.
Mosaic Brands has appealed a ruling ordering it to comply with a request for documents from the Australian Communications and Media Authority over its potential violations of the Spam Act.
Facebook has accused the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of overstating the amount of data it collected on users through its discontinued Onavo Protect mobile app, and says the collection was allowed under its terms of service.
A judge has ordered Noni B owner Mosaic Brands to comply with a request for documents issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority in relation to potential violations of the Spam Act.
Cyber security company Secure Logic Group has won an injunction barring two former executives from using confidential information, but the victory is a Pyrrhic one for the firm, whose covert surveillance of one of the executives could lead to criminal charges.
A judge has denied ASIC’s request that the court hear its case against RI Advice in November, giving the IOOF unit more time to respond to the 800-page expert report filed by the regulator in support of its case that the company lacked adequate cybersecurity systems.
The law firm behind Australia's first privacy class action is investigating a class action over the Service NSW data breach that exposed the personal and health information of over 100,000 people.
The Federal government could be on the hook for millions in compensation to almost 1,300 asylum seekers following a ruling by the Privacy Commissioner that the government interfered with refugee privacy by publicly disclosing personal information, the first finding in a representative action that individuals affected by a data breach are entitled to compensation for non-economic loss.
Online retailer Kogan has been fined $310,800 for sending marketing emails to more than 42 million consumers without an easy way to unsubscribe, in violation of spam laws.