Cyber Security Case Studies

This was Australia's biggest ever breach when it was disclosed in October 2016. The company said that "an error" had allowed an unauthorised person to access a back-up copy of an online enquiry database. The error was that a file was placed in an ...

In September 2014, the hardware and building supply retailing company announced that beginning in April or May that year its point of sale systems had been infected with malware. The company later said an investigation concluded that a “unique, custom...

In May 2017, the company sent a security notice to users warning them that their data had been breached after a connected third-party was targeted by hackers. The breach affected a server in the company's cloud web tier and for some (reported as 0...

As the English saying goes, remember, remember the 5th of November! Tesco bank will, that's the date they experienced Britain's first cyber bank robbery. Customer funds were stolen by a group who were able to organise the theft from thousands of a...

Considered one of the UK’s biggest hacks in 2015, the company disclosed a "significant and sustained cyber-attack" in October during which details from 156,959 customer accounts were exposed including 15,656 customer's sort codes and bank account numb...