AusPrivacy #5

In an effort to thwart cyber criminals misusing stolen credentials, the government is preparing to launch a new app that notifies users when their details are being used by threat actors.

Long-awaited reforms to Australia’s outdated privacy laws will be introduced to Parliament by the federal government in less than four months. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the timeline last Wednesday, although limited his comments to the introduction of anti-doxxing laws -- a recent focus for the government -- in August. On Thursday, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said that legislation to “overhaul the Privacy Act and protect Australians from doxxing” would be introduced in August.

How public servants and politicians need to strike the balance between offering citizens personalised government services and securing identifiable data.

At least six Australian parliamentarians from both major parties have been targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hackers from the notorious APT31 group, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China has announced. The revelation follows announcements by the alliance—an…

Domestic violence data exposed, as National Cyber Security Coordinator releases statement on ZircoDATA breach.

An Australian immigration consultancy has fallen victim to the DragonForce ransomware gang, with hundreds of student visa applications, passports, and more leaked online.

The Albanese government has deployed its autonomous cyber sanction powers for the second time, joining the United States and United Kingdom in imposing restrictions on another alleged Russian hacker. Senior leader of ransomware group LockBit, Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, is now subject to financial sanctions and a travel ban. The restrictions, announced on Wednesday, mean it is now illegal to provide assets to, or use or deal with Mr Khoroshev’s assets. Mr Khoroshev was identified as a senior leader of LockBit by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and the Australian Federal Police with support from international partners under Operation Cronos.

Firstmac’s hackers have published customer transaction details, addresses, loan data, and more, in a 500GB data leak.

One in 10 Australian organisations hit by ransomware attacks do not report the incident.

A member of BreachForums, a cyber crime forum, is offering customer and system information of 49 million Dell users, including some from Australia – and using an advisory from the company to prove that the data offered for sale is genuine. The member, who goes by the moniker Menelik, said the d…

Proton Mail came under scrutiny for its role in a legal request by the Spanish authorities leading to the identification and arrest of a user.

Storing 2FA codes is just the beginning. Bitwarden aims to add defense in depth to authentication.

Passkey management has come to Bitwarden Password Manager mobile apps, bringing the convenience of synced vaults to the powerful security of passkeys so you can use passkeys anywhere you go.