Are data breaches the new normal? Should we just assume our data isn’t safe?


In recent days, both Ticketek Australia and Ticketmaster have experienced breaches which have exposed customer details to hackers.

They join a growing list of high-profile data breaches that have put the privacy of millions at risk. For example, in 2022, Optus disclosed a breach of 9.8 million records. In 2023, Latitude, the Australian financial services firm, experienced a data breach of more than 14 million records. The Australian National University, experienced a data breach of 200,000 records in 2018. Dan Murphy’s, Football Australia, Microsoft, Nissan, Dell, Roku, Suncorp and Shell have all experienced breaches so far in 2024

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