Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Breach Case 3: Catches win matches Neil Sanson
7 April 2017 at 10:39

A recent data breach provided an example of how it is sometimes possible to catch a breach as it is happening and avert potential harm.

email, data, breach

Breach Case 2: Don't bite when a phisher calls Neil Sanson
20 March 2017 at 14:42

A recent data breach involved a deliberate email phishing* attack on an industry organisation. The email purported to come from the chief executive and requested a copy of the membership list (names and email addresses).

cybersecurity, email, data, breach

Centrelink hits trouble with information matching Charles Mabbett
10 February 2017 at 10:30

The controversy embroiling Centrelink, the Australian government agency that provides welfare payments, shows no sign of abating as a public and political backlash continues over its apparent mishandling of a debt recovery programme.

IPP7 - correction, data, complaints, International

Beware the phishers Charles Mabbett
9 February 2017 at 12:53

The salutation on the email simply said “Hi”. It arrived at 4.36am on a public holiday in the inbox of a public facing email address, and it appeared to have been sent from a personal email address belonging to the organisation’s chief executive.

cybersecurity, email, breach, data

Breach Case 1: Name your documents clearly Neil Sanson
8 February 2017 at 14:01

It is so easy to send the wrong attachment with an email, especially if the documents you are selecting to attach are not clearly and distinctly named. We see this type of breach fairly regularly so we thought we’d highlight it in this post.

email, data, breach

Nurses data breach: what happened and how to get help Charles Mabbett
2 November 2016 at 14:30

If you’re one of the thousands of New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) members whose names and email addresses were accidentally disclosed to a criminal third party, you might be wondering what you can do about it. The first thing you need to do is to try and understand what happened and what the risks are to you.

complaints, email, data, health, breach

Fancy Bears hack shows spear phishing threat Charles Mabbett
7 October 2016 at 15:00

Nobody likes their health information being made public. But for Olympic athletes, this has become an occupational hazard as allegations of cheating and the use of performance-enhancing drugs are exchanged between those found to be guilty and those who are clean.

IPP11 - disclosure, security, cybersecurity, breach, data

Joined-up international privacy problem solving Blair Stewart
24 June 2016 at 15:12

The OECD has just completed an important set of meetings. At its heart was the ministerial meeting on the digital economy which had as its theme innovation, growth and social prosperity. Preceding the main meeting was series of stakeholder forums.

data, OECD, International

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Breach Case 3: Catches win matches Neil Sanson 7 April 2017 at 10:39

Breach Case 2: Don't bite when a phisher calls Neil Sanson 20 March 2017 at 14:42

Centrelink hits trouble with information matching Charles Mabbett 10 February 2017 at 10:30

Beware the phishers Charles Mabbett 9 February 2017 at 12:53

Breach Case 1: Name your documents clearly Neil Sanson 8 February 2017 at 14:01

Nurses data breach: what happened and how to get help Charles Mabbett 2 November 2016 at 14:30

Fancy Bears hack shows spear phishing threat Charles Mabbett 7 October 2016 at 15:00

Joined-up international privacy problem solving Blair Stewart 24 June 2016 at 15:12

Breach Case 3: Catches win matches Neil Sanson
7 April 2017 at 10:39

Breach Case 2: Don't bite when a phisher calls Neil Sanson
20 March 2017 at 14:42

Centrelink hits trouble with information matching Charles Mabbett
10 February 2017 at 10:30

Beware the phishers Charles Mabbett
9 February 2017 at 12:53

Breach Case 1: Name your documents clearly Neil Sanson
8 February 2017 at 14:01

Nurses data breach: what happened and how to get help Charles Mabbett
2 November 2016 at 14:30

Fancy Bears hack shows spear phishing threat Charles Mabbett
7 October 2016 at 15:00

Joined-up international privacy problem solving Blair Stewart
24 June 2016 at 15:12