Privacy breach stories
Telstra faces backlash over mishandling of 140,000 silent numbers
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Telstra faces backlash for mishandling 140,000 customers' private information, including silent numbers, exposing them publicly and breaching licence conditions.
IT leaders report surge in external breach Notifications to gov ICO
Sat, 21st Oct 2023
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32% of UK security decision-makers surveyed reported their organization to the ICO for a data breach, according to Apricorn's annual research.
Generative AI users have data privacy and bias concerns: Applause
Fri, 15th Sep 2023
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Despite concerns Applause global survey reveals that 79% of respondents actively use generative AI services, with ChatGPT being the most popular.
Archives NZ reinstates online search tool after data mishap
Wed, 23rd Nov 2022
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Archives NZ is making its online search tool available to all users again, after a shutdown caused by restricted record titles mistakenly being made public.
Private details of Otago students were exposed by digital fault
Fri, 21st Oct 2022
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A digital security breach allowed personal details about most University of Otago students to be viewable to others.
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards tipped for top role as UK Information Commissioner
Fri, 27th Aug 2021
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Privacy Commissioner John Edwards named preferred candidate for UK Information Commissioner, pending UK Parliament's decision.
The case for prioritising IT privacy in businesses
Tue, 18th May 2021
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It was Privacy Awareness Week recently. But one week in May every year isn’t cutting it: privacy needs to be a year-round focus.
76 breaches reported in first four months of revamped Privacy Act
Mon, 10th May 2021
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Barely four months since the Privacy Act 2020 came into force, early indications appear to suggest that mandatory breach reporting regulations are working.
Why consumer privacy is crucial in a remote work era
Thu, 4th Mar 2021
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Organisations should monitor all file, app, user and web activity with comprehensive activity logs to uncover the whereabouts of consumers’ data.
Q1 2020 sees more data breaches than ever before
Tue, 19th May 2020
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8.4 billion documents were leaked in the first three months of 2020, smashing records and setting a sombre tone for the year.
Cyber crime ranks highest on business concerns for 2020, research finds
Fri, 31st Jan 2020
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New research shows that nearly 40% of companies worldwide feel threatened by cyber incidents, making it the top business risk in 2020.
Almost half of storage devices for sale contain personal info, study finds
Tue, 30th Apr 2019
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Nearly half of second-hand storage devices still contain sensitive personal data, a Blancco and Ontrack study reveals, highlighting data erasure failures.
Tech firm launches data privacy toolkit to help navigate the minefield
Thu, 14th Mar 2019
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Auckland firm Data Insight launches a toolkit to safeguard customer and employee data amidst evolving privacy laws and global regulatory scrutiny.
Expert comment: Google fined US$57mil for GDPR breaches
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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Google fined EUR €50 million by France's CNIL for GDPR breaches, marking the first major enforcement under the EU's stringent data privacy law.
ISACA survey shows IT business problems
Wed, 8th Aug 2012
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ANZ tech leaders grapple with IT staffing shortages, security breaches, and strategic disconnects, a new ISACA survey reveals.