Federal police are investigating after the Melbourne-based healthcare business was targeted in a ransomware data breach.
Thousands of customers have had their credit scores and other personal information posted online as the flood of national data breaches grows.
Firstmac customers are being warned they may need to replace their identity documents after copies of them were stolen by a ransomware gang.
The Black Basta ransomware gang is behind the major hack that has hit about 200 Australian organisations and federal government agencies,cybersecurity experts say.
The National Cybersecurity Co-ordinator says other government agencies have been hit in the cyberattack.
Police launched an investigation into an alleged data leak involving clubs and pubs across NSW,with fears customers may have had their identity documents compromised.
Given the problem of identity theft in the electronic age and of the growing sophistication of bad digital actors,handing over biometric data can feel iffy.
The burger chain admits that 198 employees received an email attachment containing the personal data of possibly thousands of staff.
An international sting operation has taken down a software platform responsible for hundreds of thousands of scam messages.
Even some of the country’s best and brightest can be duped by bad actors impersonating trusted partners during transactions.
The privacy watchdog is proceeding with a complaint filed on behalf of millions of Medibank cyberattack victims,which could fast-track compensation claims.