Ransomware Attack, G4S Breached
Present and earlier employees of security organization G4S have been alarmed to be cautious, due to a ransomware attack where personal information was stolen and posted online. The leaked info includes tax file numbers, medical checks, and bank account information.
The attack comes after the massive Optus data leak incident in Australia, joining two more data breaches. It seeks government plans to reform cybersecurity and follow higher penalties under the Privacy Act.
G4S offers services to Australian prisons
G4S offers services to prisons throughout Australia, earlier it offered services to offshore detention centers on Manus Island, belonging to the federal government.
It informed its former and current customers earlier this week that it suffered a cyber incident, allowing unauthorized access to a third party, and giving malware programs access to G4S systems.
According to Guardian Australia, it believes the incident to be a ransomware attack targeting Port Philip prison. The media reported on this incident in early July.
“Guardian Australia was also alerted on Tuesday to another Optus-style data breach involving an employment agency. The breach was the result of a similar open application programming interface (API) to that bel
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