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Liberal deputy Sam Groth launches privacy suit over Herald Sun articles
Victorian Liberal deputy leader Sam Groth and his wife, Brittany, have launched the first privacy suit of its kind over two Herald Sun articles that speculated about whether their relationship began when Brittany was underage.
TPG Telecom investigating data breach affecting iiNET customers
TPG Telecom has launched an investigation following a cyber incident which resulted in  280,000 emails of iiNet customers being accessed by hackers.
Judge questions OAIC over 3-year delay in bringing Optus case
The judge overseeing three court proceedings against Optus over a 2022 data breach has questioned why it took the privacy regulator three years to file its case.
IVF provider Genea faces class action investigation over data breach
Fertility services provider Genea is facing a class action investigation over a data breach that led to sensitive patient information being published on the dark web.
Optus faces privacy regulator’s case over data breach
The privacy regulator has brought a case against Optus over a 2022 data breach that affected up to 10 million people, as the telco faces a class action and related proceedings by the media regulator.
Louis Vuitton data breach hits Australian customers
Luxury retailer Louis Vuitton has disclosed a recent data breach has affected Australian customers, exposing personal information such as name, birth date, consumer preferences and contact details.
ASIC takes another company to court over cyber risk management
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is taking a third swing at cyber enforcement proceedings, suing financial planner Fortnum Private Wealth after a breach saw the data of 9,000 clients published to the dark web. 
Law firm files representative complaint with OAIC over Qantas data breach
A law firm has filed a representative complaint with the OAIC on behalf of six million Qantas customers affected by the company's recent data breach.
Frequent flyer numbers, meal preferences: Qantas shares more details on data breach
Qantas has provided on an update a recent data breach affecting six million customers, saying the hacker accessed personal information such as frequent flyer numbers and meal preferences.
Public court lists not ‘free for all’, tribunal says in privacy loss for publisher
A tribunal has found a company that scrapes court databases broke privacy laws by failing to remove a litigant's name after charges against her were dropped, saying the public nature of court lists doesn't make republication a “free for all”.