IT Security Incidents Australia & New Zealand
This is a rolling list of IT Security incidents that have had public exposure over the years from Australia and New Zealand.
HackLabs are not capturing defacements (unless they have made media headlines due to there high profile etc.). The purpose of the this public record is to capture the events and provide some information to people who might use this information for educational or business purposes (i.e Presentations, Budget justification etc.).
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Entries by Category
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- Australia (57)
- New Zealand (11)
Entries by Tag
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- Compromise (8)
- Crime (2)
- Database (9)
- Defacement (14)
- Denial of Service (3)
- Hacktivist (1)
- Human Error (4)
- Internal Hacker (3)
- Malware (5)
- Poor Design (7)
- Poor Practices (4)
- Social Media (3)
- SQL Injection (2)
- Virus/Worm (6)
- Weak Passwords (2)
- Web Application Vulnerability (11)
- Wireless (1)
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- Allphones hacked, staff passwords exposed (March, 2012)
- Lynas Corporation website hacked (February, 2012)
- Hackers target Sony Australia (February, 2012)
- Tradingroom.com.au DDoS Attack (February, 2012)
- Netfleet recovers from database breach (February, 2012)
- Fairfax under investigation over site hacks (February, 2012)
- Funds Focus Cybercriminals Demand Ransom (January, 2012)
- ANZ E*Trade outage actually DDos attack (January, 2012)
- Telstra customer details exposed again (December, 2011)
- Taste.com.au Online Breach (November, 2011)
- LG Australia's website hacked (October, 2011)
- First State Super security breach (October, 2011)
- IGA & Mitre 10 EFTPOS (September, 2011)
- Aldi Sells Harddrives with Malware Inside (July, 2011)
- Tasmanian Government media office hacked (July, 2011)
- SBS.com readers told to scan for Malware (July, 2011)
- Medvet details leak online in privacy breach (July, 2011)
- Teen finds free net hole in Vodafone & Optus (July, 2011)
- Mosman Council falls prey to computer hacking gang (June, 2011)
- Resigned Red Rooster worker hacks ordering system (June, 2011)
- Distribute.IT break-in (June, 2011)
- National Party admits Labour data breach (June, 2011)
- Australian Institute of Company Directors computer theft (June, 2011)
- Dell Australia customer details stolen (April, 2011)
- Federal Government loses credit card details in attack (April, 2011)
- Lush Customers warned as hackers target cosmetics retailer (February, 2011)
- NSW Ambulance Service recovers from computer virus (February, 2011)
- CityCycle in privacy breach (February, 2011)
- Sydney University's 'serious lapse' in security (January, 2011)
- Sydney Festival in privacy glitch (January, 2011)
- Telecom rival implicated in security breach (January, 2011)
- Vodafone mobile records leaked (January, 2011)
- Parliamentary website hacked (September, 2010)
- Ballarat City Council Compromise (August, 2010)
- Pinewood Lodge Incident (August, 2010)
- Police called over pizza hack (August, 2010)
- Cyber Crime Centre catches Lower Hutt hacker (June, 2010)
- Victorian councils, libraries taught security in hack (May, 2010)
- QLD senator's site defaced in hack attack (April, 2010)
- Telstra Web Application Exposing P.I.I Data (April, 2010)
- Security Breach At Dubbo Airport (April, 2010)
- Western Australian Government Websites Defaced (March, 2010)
- Hackers hit charity donation site (March, 2010)
- DealsDirect.com.au Hosting Malware (March, 2010)
- JB HIFI Hosting Malware (Dec, 2009)
- Telstra's BigPond Twitter account hijacked (Nov, 2009)
- Integral Energy Virus Outbreak (Oct, 2009)
- Melbourne International Arts Festival Defacement, (Aug, 2009)
- AFP "Evidence Site" r00t-y0u.org Compromised (Aug, 2009)
- RAAF Website Defaced by Indian Hacktivist (July, 2009)
- Beatz Radio Malware Hosting (July, 2009)
- Conficker worm strikes ANZ Bank (May, 2009)
- High-profile New Zealand websites hacked (April, 2009)
- Hackers Deface Aussie Censorship Board’s Website (March, 2009)
- Perth Business looses $9,000 on VOIP Fraud (Jan, 2009)
- Jobs NSW Gov Site Compromise (Jan, 2009)
- Telstra, Distributing Malware (May, 2008)
- Northern Territory Government Malicious Insider (May, 2008)
- Prime Ministers Office, XSS (October, 2007)
- IDC, Web Site Defacement (October, 2007)
- NZ Govt Disclosure of Breaches (Sep, 2007)
- Roses Only eCommerce Site Compromise (Sep, 2007)
- Sydney Opera House Malware Hosting (June, 2007)
- Massive weekend hack attack hits iServe (August, 2006)
- Hackers shut down Stanhope website (November, 2005)
- Westpac, Sasser Virus (May, 2004)
- Microsoft NZ Web Site Defacement (January, 2001)
- Computer student hacks into GST web site (June 2000)