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Medibank board engaged KWM, Deloitte for review after class action rumours, court told
Class Actions 2024-05-23 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The chair of the Medibank board has given evidence that he engaged King & Wood Mallesons to commission expert reviews in the wake of a cyberattack, including three reports by Deloitte, after hearing rumours of class action investigations in October 2022. 

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Optus taken to court by ACMA over massive data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-22 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has brought proceedings against Optus over a September 2022 data breach that comprised the data of up to 10 million customers, the first lawsuit filed by a regulator following a string of major cyberattacks over the past two years.

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ACCC finds consumers in dark about how their data is used
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-21 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

Consumers are “generally unaware” of the extent to which data firms and third parties mine and utilise their data, according to a report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. 

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Medibank CEO takes stand to shield Deloitte reports from class action
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-20 11:38 pm By Sam Matthews

Medibank CEO David Koczkar has taken the stand to help defeat a class action’s bid to uncover several reports, including three by Deloitte, commissioned in the wake of a massive data breach, which the health insurer argues are privileged.

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AFP investigating large-scale data breach of mystery health information company
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-16 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

Federal police are investigating a large-scale data breach at an unnamed commercial health information organisation, the National Cyber Security Coordinator has revealed. 

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Pizza Hut cops $2.5 million penalty for spam breaches
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-16 11:02 pm By Andy Sidler

Pizza Hut has paid $2.5 million in penalties for breaching spam laws when it sent more than 10 million unsolicited marketing messages to customers. 

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Optus denies ‘cloaking’ Deloitte report in privilege in data breach class action
Appeals 2024-05-14 10:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Optus has denied that it ‘cloaked’ the true dominant purpose of a Deloitte report into a major data breach in 2022, arguing on appeal that the report was privileged and that a class action should not have access to it. 

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‘The system is broken’: OAIC dragging feet on Latitude data breach probe, class action firm says
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-13 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm investigating a group proceeding against non-bank lender Latitude over a data breach last year has called on the information commissioner to give an update on a related class action-style complaint.

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Veteran information regulator to take the reins at OAIC
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-09 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A veteran regulator with decades of government experience has been appointed to lead the Office of the Australian Information Commission amid a major overhaul of privacy laws and simmering controversies over AI, children’s privacy and data security.

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Monash Health sexual assault, family violence records compromised in data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-03 11:34 pm By Andy Sidler

A cyberattack has compromised the confidential data of thousands of sexual assault and family violence victims who were patients of Monash Health clinics.

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