01 Aug Security Breach – 1 Aug 2025
Every business owner dreads their company suffering a data breach. In today’s volatile cybercrime landscape, many companies find themselves in that unenviable position every year. Malware-related cyberattacks have typically topped the charts due to a high degree of popularity among cybercriminals thanks to their generally high success rate when compared to other cyberattack methods. However, that’s not the avenue of attack that is growing the most. Instead, supply chain attacks surpassed the number of malware-based attacks. In recent years, supply chain attacks grew in prominence, opening businesses up to new avenues of danger.
Recent Breaches
Australia – Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority – Government
Exploit: Data Breach
Risk to Business: Moderate: The Australian Department of Home Affairs’ Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority has disclosed that an accidental data breach saw the details of six registered migration agents inadvertently shared online. The OMARA Portal was immediately shut down and departmental experts conducted an investigation that concluded the data breach was understood to be a small and isolated event and the disclosure was not the result of a malicious or criminal attack. The internal documents that were accessed include agent full names, migration agent registration numbers, related business contacts, and commentary that OMARA collects regarding the agents as part of its normal functions. The OMARA Portal is now online and functioning normally, and the six individuals have been contacted and offered support.
France – Louis Vuitton – Retail
Exploit: Hacking
Risk to Business: Moderate: Major high-end fashion brand Louis Vuitton has revealed that Australian consumers have been affected by the cyber attack it suffered earlier this month. As previously disclosed by the company, no financial data or passwords, “such as credit card information, bank details or financial accounts”, were contained in the database accessed by the threat actor. The company did not disclose how many Australians were affected, but it said it has secured its network and blocked the access. While the threat actor behind the incident is unknown, CyberCX executive director Katherine Mansted has raised the possibility that the infamous ShinyHunters hacking group is behind the attack.
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Robert Brown
1/08/2025
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