Zircodata cyber hack
ZircoDATA a Victorian data company used by hundreds of Australian companies and government agencies has been breached by Russian hackers resulting in the details of tens of thousands of Aussies being auctioned off on the dark web.
The cyberattack on ZircoDATA, exposed the personal data of thousands of family violence and sexual assault victims, as well as 4,000 sensitive documents from Monash Medical Centre and the electronic profiles of 60,000 Melbourne Polytechnic students.
National Cyber Security Co-ordinator, General Michelle McGuinness, said on Friday that the government was working closely with ZircoDATA to identify the scope of the hack.
In February ZircoDATA said in a statement that an 'unauthorised third party' accessed its systems after the hackers said they had done so on the dark web.
The web post, by known cyber ring Black Basta, detailed an auction for the stolen information which prompted an AFP investigation.
Among the leaks from Monash Medical Centre, the Queen Victoria Hospital and Southern Health were archived documents relating to family violence and sexual support units in Melbourne's east between 1970 and 1993.
In response, Monash Health, Victoria's largest health service, is hustling to protect the victims without alerting their aggressors.
- CyberBeat
