An Australian governmental body in charge of monitoring privacy breaches has fallen victim to a cyber attack following the hacking of one of the agency’s law firms. Data from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) was stolen by Russian cybercriminal BlackCat, also known as AlphV, after the hacking group infiltrated the database of…

Private information belonging to over 150,000 Canadians in possession of federal departments and agencies was breached over a one-year-plus period, with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) being the worst offender, new records analyzed by The Epoch Times show. The analysis is based on figures provided by the federal government in response to an Inquiry of…

Private information belonging to over 150,000 Canadians in possession of federal departments and agencies was breached over a one-year-plus period, with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) being the worst offender, new records analyzed by The Epoch Times show. The analysis is based on figures provided by the federal government in response to an Inquiry of…

Telstra has been fined $2.53 million (US$1.8 million), the largest fine ever issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority after the company breached privacy rules made to protect consumer privacy and safety. ACMA’s investigation found Australia’s largest telecommunication company failed to correctly upload a customer’s choice of number as unlisted in almost 50,000 instances to…

A German regulator said it was launching a security investigation into certain Chinese-made smartphones after Lithuania warned of built-in censorship and surveillance capabilities. Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur that a probe into a number of Chinese cellphones was underway, targeting the Huawei P40 5G, Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G, and OnePlus 8T 5G….