The 2024 Data Breach Notifications in Australia

2024 in Numbers

Who was hacked by whom, and what trends did we see emerge?

CellOPark – December 2024

CellOPark responds to Brisbane council parking app data breach fears

WACER & University of Sydney-Based Fresh Produce Safety Centre Australia & New Zealand – December 2024

Funksec ransomware gang allegedly targets pair of Aussie companies | Ransomware operators share data stolen from a West Australian cleaning supplier and ANZ food safety not-for-profit, but the “leaks” are exceedingly minor.

Waverley Christian College – December 2024

Waverley Christian College confirms cyber incident after ransomware gang claims attack | The Fog ransomware group claims to have stolen five gigabytes of data from the exclusive Victorian school.

Ainsworth Game Technology – December 2024

Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology | The Medusa ransomware group has claimed a ransomware attack on an Australia-operated digital slots and gaming machine manufacturer.

Thanks for the Help (TFTH) – December 2024

KillSec ransomware claims breach on Australian educational support platform | Threat actors have claimed a ransomware attack on Australian private educational support firm Thanks For the Help (TFTH).

Nicholsons Solicitors – December 2024

Alleged hack on Qld firm exposes unprotected data | A ransomware gang claimed it has a raft of client documents that was left unprotected when a Queensland law firm closed its doors.

Equinox – November 2024

Equinox discloses data breach involving health info of clients, staff

Amazon – November 2024​

Amazon says employee data impacted in third-party breach

MOVEit vulnerability sees Amazon, McDonald’s, HSBC, and more employee data leaked

Coroners Court of Victoria and Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry – November 2024

NoName targets at least 9 Australian organisations, Victorian Coroners Court confirms incident | The infamous NoName ransomware gang has claimed cyber attacks on a number of Australian organisations and government agencies.

Finsure – November 2024 ​

Aussie mortgage broker Finsure confirms ‘cyber incident’ impacting customers and brokers | Finsure has confirmed the incident after “almost 300,000 unique” alleged Finsure emails were added to the data leak website Have I Been Pwned.

Telstra – November 2024

Alleged Telstra employee data listed for sale by threat actor | The threat actor claims to have the data of over 44,000 employees.

Snow Brand Australia- November 2024 ​

Snow Brand Australia confirms SafePay ransomware attack | The Australian arm of a Japanese dairy company confirms hack by a newcomer ransomware operation, limited employee data compromised.

ASIC/Waive – November 2024

RansomHub hits ASIC compliance firm in alleged cyber attack | Notorious ransomware gang RansomHub has claimed an attack on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) compliance platform Waive.

ADT Freight Services – November 2024 ​

ADT Freight Services listed as alleged victim by Sarcoma ransomware gang

Micon Office National – November 2024 ​

Wollongong-based Micon Office National confirms ransomware attack

JewishCare – November 2024

NSW healthcare provider JewishCare suffers comprehensive data breach

Followmont Transport – November 2024

Followmont Transport confirms ‘unauthorised access to our systems’

Schneider Electric – November 2024

Schneider Electric allegedly suffers second cyber attack, data published on X

CISCO – November 2024 ​

Cisco confirms cyber attack but says systems not breached

Goodline – November 2024

Australian firm Goodline confirms RansomHub cyber attack | Australian engineering, construction and maintenance services company Goodline has confirmed with Cyber Daily that threat actors launched a cyber attack on its systems.

Nokia – November 2024

Nokia source code allegedly stolen in third-party cyber attack

ANU Enterprise – November 2024

Australian not-for-profit ANU Enterprise (ANUE) has confirmed a ransomware attack on its systems

Australian Nursing Home Foundation – November 2024

1.5TB allegedly stolen in Australian Nursing Home Foundation cyber attack

IBM – October 2024

IBM staff data allegedly leaked in cyber attack | Threat actors claim to have accessed IBM’s network, exfiltrating employee data and publishing it on a popular threat forum.

Ultra Tune – October 2024

Major Australian mechanic Ultra Tune suffers alleged cyber attack

NAB, Vodafone and Microsoft – October 2024

NAB, Vodafone and Microsoft listed in alleged Cisco data breach | Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on US technology multinational Cisco, claiming to have exfiltrated data belonging to a number of major organisations

The Plastic Bag Company – October 2024

The Plastic Bag Company falls victim to Sarcoma ransomware attack

eVisa Indonesia – October 2024

Passport details of Australians travelling to Bali exposed in e-visa glitch

The Internet Archive – October 2024

Internet Archive down, claims ‘catastrophic’ data breach impacting 31m

What is the Internet Archive, and what could a full-scale hack on its data mean?

Internet Archive suffers third October cyber attack

Meshworks – October 2024

Australian steel fabricator Meshworks suffers alleged Sarcoma ransomware attack | The Sarcoma ransomware gang has claimed to have breached the network of Australian steel fabricator Meshworks.

Western Sydney University – October 2024

Western Sydney University suffers cyber attack, personal data compromised

MoneyGram – October 2024

MoneyGram confirms data breach after major outage

MoneyGram says hackers stole customers’ personal information and transaction data

Internet Archive – October 2024

Internet Archive down, claims ‘catastrophic’ data breach impacting 31m

The Plastic Bag Company – October 2024

The Plastic Bag Company falls victim to Sarcoma ransomware attack

Perfection Fresh – October 2024

Aussie fresh produce company Perfection Fresh confirms ransomware attack

Qantas – October 2024

Qantas customer passports at risk following frequent flyer cyber theft

Road Distribution Services – October 2024

WA firm Road Distribution Services hit by Sarcoma ransomware

Strike Bowling – October 2024

Aussie owner of Strike Bowling and other venues confirms ransomware attack

Deloitte – October 2024

Deloitte internal communications allegedly leaked, firm says client data currently safe

Fortinet – September 2024

Fortinet breach exposes 440GB of data; no ransom paid

Bloom Hearing Specialists – September 2024

Tens of thousands hit by data breach to Bloom Hearing Specialists

I-MED – September 2024

Data breach exposes tens of thousands of patient files using details shared online for a year

digiDirect – September 2024

304k customer records allegedly stolen from Australian camera and electronics store

Nikpol – September 2024

RansomHub publishes data stolen from Aussie interior solutions firm Nikpol

Dell – September 2024

Dell allegedly breached twice in 1 weekend

Temu – September 2024

Temu denies 87m record data breach claims

Total Tools – September 2024

38,000 Total Tools shoppers compromised in data leak

Compass Group – September 2024

Sydney-based Compass Group confirms Medusa ransomware attack

Power Diary – September 2024

Patients sent spam emails in practice software breach

Fortinet – September 2024

Fortinet suffers third-party data breach affecting Asia-Pacific customers

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BSG Australia – September 2024

RansomHub claims Aussie fundraising outfit as alleged victim

Avis – September 2024

Avis car rental suffers cyber attack affecting customer data

Protecta Australia – September 2024

Protecta Australia allegedly hacked, database listed for sale

White Mountain Backpacks – September 2024

Rhysida lists Aussie outfitter White Mountain Backpacks as ransomware victim

Swinburne University – September 2024

Swinburne University confirms its Sarawak Campus has been hacked

Australian Cancer Research Foundation – September 2024

Australian Cancer Research Foundation informs donors of ‘data security incident’

Bloom Hearing – August 2024

National hearing services provider hit by ransomware attack

Regent Caravans – August 2024

Melbourne-based Regent Caravans confirms RansomHub attack

All Parks Insurance – August 2024

Australian specialist underwriting agency hit by alleged ransomware attack

Meli – August 2024

Aussie not-for-profit community support service Meli confirms cyber attack

Myelec Electrical Wholesalers – August 2024

Lynx ransomware claims attack on Australian electrical wholesaler

Engedi – August 2024

Rhysida ransomware gang claims hack on disability support organisation Engedi

Adreno – August 2024

Hacker claims successful hack of Adreno, the ‘world’s largest dive store’

FlightAware – August 2024

Flight tracking service FlightAware warns users of ‘data security incident’

Hudson Civil Engineering – August 2024

RansomHub claims hack on Aussie company Hudson Civil Engineering

Kempe Engineering – August 2024

Victorian firm Kempe Engineering listed on RansomHub leak site

Life360 – August 2024

Life360 breach exposes 442,000 users: experts warn of API vulnerabilities

Western Sydney University – August 2024

Personal information accessed as part of WSU data breach

Western Sydney University reveals full scope of January data breach

Western Sydney University provides update on cyber breach that affected thousands
‘Outrageous’: Students fume over massive university data breach

Early Settler – August 2024

Australian furniture retailer Early Settler confirms data breach

McDowall Affleck – August 2024

Aussie engineering firm confirms RansomHub ransomware attack

Insula Group – July 2024

Victorian IT services company Insula confirms BianLian ransomware attack

Wattle Range Council – July 2024

South Australian council confirms LockBit ransomware attack

Healthed – July 2024

Healthed data breach exposes personal details

Healthed data breach exposes participant information

City of Ballarat/OracleCMS – July 2024

Data security incident involving after-hours service provider

Roblox – July 2024

Roblox third party suffers data breach, conference attendees affected

Data Breach Exposes Roblox Creators’ Personal Info

Royal Brighton Yacht Club – July 2024

Victoria’s Royal Brighton Yacht Club confirms Medusa ransomware attack

MediSecure – July 2024

Company at centre of data breach revealed
MediSecure confirms 12.9 million Australians impacted by May data breach
MediSecure data breach affects about 12.9 million Australians
MediSecure confirms 12.9m Australians impacted by May data breach

Optimum Allied Health – July 2024

Optimum Allied Health data breach

Cyber Incident Update

Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research – July 2024

Exclusive: 4TB of data allegedly leaked in Australian healthcare breach
Medical research group Harry Perkins Institute investigates major cyber security breach

Evolve Bank & Trust – June 2024

7.6m impacted in Evolve breach, Wise customers affected

Team Viewer – June 2024

TeamViewer detects data breach as researchers attribute it to APT29

Yarra Council – June 2024

Yarra council in ‘serious’ double data breach after online leak

Levi’s Strauss & Co – June 2024

Levi’s customers have pockets picked as cyber attack affects 72,000

Hey You – June 2024

Exclusive: Aussie order-ahead app Hey You hit by an alleged data breach affecting more than 100k

Victorian Auditor-General’s Office – June 2024

Vic gov supplier bank details altered in cyber attacks

North Coast Petroleum – June 2024

Exclusive: Medusa claims hack of Aussie fuel distributor North Coast Petroleum

Victoria Racing Club – June 2024

Exclusive: Medusa ransomware gang demands US$700k payment from Victoria Racing Club

Northern Minerals – June 2024

Second Australian rare-earth mineral company targeted in cyber attack

Legrand CRM – June 2024

Hunters International claims attack on Australian CRM provider

City of Moreton Bay – June 2024

City of Moreton Bay council launches investigation as private ratepayer information leaked onlineHunters International claims attack on Australian CRM provider

Patties Food – June 2024

Op-Ed: Patties Foods’ ‘data leak’ proves cyber reporting needs to do better

Victorian Freight Specialists – June 2024

Victorian Freight Specialists suffers alleged 800+GB data breach

Panasonic Australia – June 2024

Panasonic Australia confirms cyber incident following Akira ransomware claim

Northern Minerals – June 2024

Aussie rare-earth metals producer Northern Minerals confirms ransomware attack

Ticketek – May 2024

Ticketek discloses cyber incident on external cloud platform

Shell – May 2024

Aussies affected in alleged Shell fuel data breach

Ticketmaster / Live Nation – May 2024

Hackers claim Ticketmaster/Live Nation data breach, more than 500m compromised
Live Nation probing Ticketmaster hack

Advance Press – May 2024

Aussie printing company suffers alleged 300Gb data breach

Nissan Oceani | OracleCMS – May 2024

Nissan A/NZ’s outsourced cyber incident call centre breached

MediSecure – May 2024

OAIC releases statement on MediSecure data breach

Western Sydney University (WSU) – May 2024

Western Sydney University discloses data breach, 7,500 ‘impacted individuals’ notified

XM Group – May 2024

Sydney investment firm suffers alleged data breach affecting more than 400k customers

Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) – May 2024

OAIC Incident Closure – Third-Party Data Breach

Unnamed Australian Healthcare Organisation – May 2024

NCSC warns of “large-scale ransomware data breach incident” at Australian healthcare org

SUMO – May 2024

Exclusive: Australian energy and internet provider Sumo confirms customer data breach

Dell Computers – May 2024

Dell warns of data breach affecting 49m customers

Monash Health – May 2024

Monash Health caught up in ZircoDATA ransomware data breach

Clubs NSW – May 2024

Cybercrime detectives investigating potential data breach affecting more than 1 million NSW clubs and Merivale customers
Data & Privacy Breach: 18 NSW Club’s Sign-In Data Exposed – Possibly 1 Million People Affected
Data breach: More than one million Aussies who visited ClubsNSW venues at risk of identity theft

Data Breach Tsunami Hits Australia

Records shatter with 388% spike in Q1 2024

Qantas – May 2024

Qantas breach exposes customer booking details
Qantas investigating reports customers have access to other passengers’ information on app
Qantas customers report privacy breach on airline’s app

SSS Australia – April 2024

SSS Australia falls victim to Hunters International ransomware gang

Mt Hira College – April 2024

Mt Hira College suffers alleged student email data breach

Ambulance Victoria – April 2024

Paramedics’ mobile numbers ‘exposed’ in data breach

Firstmac – April 2024

Firstmac hackers claim tax file numbers

Aussizz Group – April 2024

Aussizz Group Data Breach

OracleCMS – April 2024

Huge trove of Australian client data leaked following OracleCMS call centre hack
Vic councils’ after-hours call answering service breached
Victorian councils’ call service affected by OracleCMS breach

Smoke Alarm Solutions – April 2024

Homeowners urged to be vigilant for scams after ‘shocking’ data breach at major smoke alarm provider
Australians ‘exposed’ in smoke alarm service provider data breach: report

DJI – April 2024

DJI suffers alleged data breach at the hands of R00TK1T

Pandemonium Rocks – April 2024

Data breach rocks troubled Pandemonium Rocks music festival
Pandemonium Rocks Music festival hit by new blow as more than 400 ticket holders caught up in data breach

Telstra Opticomm – April 2024

Telstra Opticomm customer data exposed in leaked file

BHF Couriers – April 2024

BHF Couriers denies credit card data breach

Roku – April 2024

Roku suffered another data breach, this time affecting 576,000 accounts

Herron Todd White – April 2024

Valuation firm HTW suspended by banks after data breach
HTW employee details may have been compromised in valuer data breach

Suncorp Bank – April 2024

Suncorp’s bank suffers breach, customer funds stolen

Diabetes WA – April 2024

Diabetes WA reveals data breach
Diabetes WA is the latest hacked Australian healthcare organisation

Motorcycle Holdings – April 2024

Australian motorcycle distributor sees websites breached
Cyber attack knocks the kickstand out from ASX-listed motorcycle distributor

Aussizz Group – April 2024

300GB allegedly stolen from Australian immigration consultancy

Nova Employment – March 2024

Nova Employment is a non-profit organization that provides training, support, and placements to individuals with disabilities.

Vans – March 2024

Vans warns customers of scammers following ALPHV data breach

Fujitsu – March 2024

Tech giant Fujitsu says it was hacked, warns of data breach

IMF – March 2024

IMF investigates data breach affecting email accounts

McDonald’s – March 2024

McDonald’s denies cyber attack was cause of global outage

ACT Container Deposit Scheme – March 2024

Hackers attempt to transfer money from ACT’s container deposit scheme again, in a repeat of a similar attempt in January 2023.

OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report – March 2024

What the latest OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report means for you

American Express – March 2024

Customers exposed in third-party breach

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners – March 2024

Phone numbers, education details stolen in RACGP cyber security breach

Nissan – March 2024

Nissan contacting 100,000 A/NZ customers after December breach

GaP Solutions – March 2024

GaP Solutions bit by LockBit ransomware attack

HVD.HOST – March 2024

Raft of Australian companies compromised in hosting service hack

ZircoDATA – February 2024

Important Update From ZircoDATA – Cyber Matter

Epic Games – February 2024

Fortnite game developer Epic Games allegedly hacked
Epic Games ‘hacker’ Mogilevich admits it was a scam operation

The Department of Communities – February 2024

Whistleblower reveals Department of Communities’ failure to revoke credit card access for ex-employees

Hacker offers the personal details of 25m Aussies for sale – February 2024

Hacker offers the personal details of 25m Aussies for sale

Microsoft – February 2024

Microsoft patches 80 vulnerabilities

Microsoft Azure – February 2024

Senior executives affected in largest observed Microsoft Azure data breach

Villis Bakery – February 2024

Hackers target iconic South Australian company Vili’s Family Bakery

Tangerine Telecom – February 2024

Tangerine Telecom says customer data of 232,000 affected by ‘cyber incident’
232,000 customers exposed in Tangerine security breach
Internet provider Tangerine suffers cyberattack
CBA-owned Tangerine Telecom in mass data breach

Kadac Australia – February 2024

Kadac Australia hit by Medusa ransomware attack, threat group demands $100k

Balmain – February 2024

Lender’s website down 10 days after major hack

Australian Human Resources Institute – February 2024

Australian Human Resources Institute warns customers of cyber attack

AnyDesk – February 2024

AnyDesk resets passwords after breach
AnyDesk Hit by Cyberattack That Targeted Production Systems
AnyDesk revokes signing certs, portal passwords after crooks sneak into systems
AnyDesk says hackers breached its production servers, reset passwords

AnyDesk Incident: Customer Credentials Leaked and Published for Sale on the Dark Web

Elite Supplements – February 2024

Customer data stolen in major Australian supplement brand cyber attack

Cloudflare – February 2024

Cloudflare server breached using old credentials from previous attack

Europcar – February 2024

Europcar denies alleged data breach affecting 50m

Central Coast Council – February 2024

Central Coast Council cyber attack could affect people nationwide

Football Australia – February 2024

Personal data exposed in Football Australia data leak after database left accessible

Canberra Medical Centre – January 2024

Patient data hacked at Canberra medical centre

LinkedIn, Adobe, Twitter and More – January 2024

26bn records exposed in largest data leak of all time: LinkedIn, Adobe, Twitter and more affected

Quantum Radiology – January 2024

Hacked Sydney radiologist instructs staff to tell customers hack was a technical fault

Nissan Australia – January 2024

The Australian and New Zealand Nissan Corporation and Financial Services (“Nissan”) is currently managing a cyber incident. Here is the latest information on our incident response.

Hal Leonard Australia – January 2024

Print music giant Hal Leonard Australia falls victim to Qilin ransomware

Binge, Dan Murphys, Guzman y Gomez, The Iconic -January 2024

Hackers target Binge, The Iconic, Dan Murphy’s customers following Australian data breaches
Guzman y Gomez, Dan Murphy’s customers affected in credential stuffing campaign

Labour – January 2024

Labor hit by major government data breach, millions of files stolen from key departments

The Iconic – January 2024

The Iconic responds to hacking claims, promising refunds to customers
The Iconic promises to issue refunds to hacked customers
The Iconic And A Melb Travel Agency Become Target Of Cyber Hacks Impacting 1000s Of Aussies
The Iconic denies responsibility for data breach
The Iconic was hit by criminals taking money by ‘credential stuffing’. How can you stay safe?

Inspiring Vacations – January 2024

Australian travel agency exposes customer data after leaving database publicly accessible
Passports, travel documents exposed in data breach
Inspiring Vacations Hit by Significant Data Breach: 112,000 Travelers Affected
Australian travel agency hit by data breach, leaking passport and travel details of thousands of customers
Personal information of more than 112,000 people exposed in data breach
Australian travel agency exposes customer data after leaving database publicly accessible

Court Services Australia – January 2024

Victorian court systems allegedly breached by Qilin ransomware gang
Hackers hit Victoria’s court recording database

Eagers Automotive – January 2024

Eager Automotive halts trading following cyber attack
Customers warned after major car dealership group Eagers Automotive hacked
LockBit 3.0 Claims Attack on Australian Auto Dealer Eagers
Eagers Auto says outsiders accessed data from IT servers
Eagers Automotive finds unauthorised access to parts of IT systems