- Australia’s four major banks (including ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac Bank) have been hacked in recent days, resulting in the theft of about 4TB of data. Of these, National Australia Bank (NAB) was the only bank to confirm that its data had been compromised. It is reported that the hacker group ALPHV posted news online that it had stolen NAB’s data. However, a NAB spokesman said its own systems had not been affected and that the leaked data came from HWL Ebsworth, a law firm engaged by the bank to provide some of its legal services.
The Australian government has been stepping up cyber protections in response to hacking attacks. The government recently appointed the country’s first cybersecurity coordinator as part of efforts to make Australia the safest country in the world. The newly appointed coordinator will be attached to the Ministry of the Interior and will be supported by the Ministry of the Interior’s National Cyber Security Office. His new role as cybersecurity coordinator will put him in charge of coordinating cyber responses across government agencies.
Prime Minister Antoine Albanese said the appointment was an “important part” of the government’s response to new challenges to cybersecurity and threat actors as technology evolved. He added: “The Coordinator, together with the Home Office’s National Cyber Security Office, will ensure we are well positioned to respond to the opportunities and challenges of the digital age.”
It can be seen that hacker attacks have become a common problem facing the world. Governments should strengthen cooperation to jointly tackle this problem. At the same time, enterprises and organizations should also strengthen their own network security precautions to ensure the privacy and security of customer and employee data. Only in this way can we better protect network security and maintain social stability.
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