Treasurer calls for government agencies to improve cyber security after Super SA breach
1 year, 2 months ago

Treasurer calls for government agencies to improve cyber security after Super SA breach

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The South Australian government says data belonging to a significant number of people has potentially been accessed through a cyber security breach. Key points: The state government has confirmed Super SA has been impacted by a cyber security breach The treasurer says he was only informed of the breach last week despite it happening nearly two months ago He says government agencies need to improve their internal security SA Treasurer Stephen Mullighan told parliament on Wednesday that hackers stole data from a call centre previously contracted by Super SA — a dedicated superannuation fund for state government employees. Call centre targeted after previous breach Mr Mullighan said Super SA hired the call centre to help it field phone calls from members impacted by a previous cyber security breach in 2019. Treasurer calls for security improvements Mr Mullighan said the latest cyber security breach proved government agencies needed to improve their internal security. In a statement to the ABC, Public Service Association general secretary, Natasha Brown, said she was "extremely concerned" about the cyber security breach.

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The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here's what we know
1 year, 2 months ago

The Super SA data hack impacted thousands but took two months to come to light. Here's what we know

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"It's simply not good enough." That's how South Australian treasurer Stephen Mullighan reacted in parliament on Wednesday when he was asked about a cyber security breach involving government superannuation provider Super SA. After its contract with Super SA ended, the government said, Contact 121 kept data about the members and about two months ago that information was accessed. Government still …

Names, addresses and bank account details potentially at risk after hack, Tasmanian government says
1 year, 9 months ago

Names, addresses and bank account details potentially at risk after hack, Tasmanian government says

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Financial data including names, addresses, invoices and bank account numbers may have been accessed in the cyber security breach affecting the Tasmanian government, the state's minister of technology says. Key points: Ransomware group Cl0p gained access to a third-party file transfer service used by the Tasmanian government Two days ago, minister Madeleine Ogilvie said it appeared no data had been …

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