Market Subset News

Australian DoD Fears Personal Data Stolen After Ransomware Cyberattack, Reports Say – Market Subset News


https://sputniknews.com/20221031/australian-dod-fears-personal-data-stolen-after-ransomware-cyberattack-reports-say-1102862104.html

Australian DoD Fears Personal Data Stolen After Ransomware Cyberattack, Reports Say

Australian DoD Fears Personal Data Stolen After Ransomware Cyberattack, Reports Say

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Australian Department of Defence fears that employees’ personal data may have been stolen after it was hit by a ransomware cyberattack… 31.10.2022, Sputnik International

2022-10-31T07:30+0000

2022-10-31T07:30+0000

2022-10-31T07:34+0000

world

australia & oceania

hacking

hacker attack

ransomware

cyberattack

/html/head/meta[@name=”og:title”]/@content

/html/head/meta[@name=”og:description”]/@content

https://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107842/93/1078429392_0:211:1000:774_1920x0_80_0_0_0d7689a288d92010e49f8e077b209a2b.jpg

The hackers targeted the ForceNet service, a communications platform used by the military, which is run by an external provider. The platform initially told the Australian Department of Defence that no data of current or former personnel appeared to have been compromised.At the same time, the defense department believes that some personal data, such as dates of birth and dates of enlisting may have been stolen, adding that the defense leadership is taking the matter “very seriously.”Cyberattacks have become more frequent in Australia in recent weeks: in mid-October, a cyberattack on a private health insurance company Medibank exposed personal data of at least four million current customers from Australia.

australia & oceania

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“

2022

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“

News

en_EN

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“

https://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107842/93/1078429392_0:118:1000:868_1920x0_80_0_0_e6a9dbd73d935ffa478a878c8f0561ed.jpg

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“

australia & oceania, hacking, hacker attack, ransomware, cyberattack

australia & oceania, hacking, hacker attack, ransomware, cyberattack

Subscribe

International
India

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Australian Department of Defence fears that employees’ personal data may have been stolen after it was hit by a ransomware cyberattack, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Monday, citing a source familiar with the matter.

The hackers targeted the ForceNet service, a communications platform used by the military, which is run by an external provider. The platform initially told the Australian Department of Defence that no data of current or former personnel appeared to have been compromised.

At the same time, the defense department believes that some personal data, such as dates of birth and dates of enlisting may have been stolen, adding that the defense leadership is taking the matter “very seriously.”

Cyberattacks have become more frequent in Australia in recent weeks: in mid-October, a cyberattack on a private health insurance company Medibank exposed personal data of at least four million current customers from Australia.





Source link