The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner published the newest iteration of its Notifiable Data Breaches Report, which covers activity from January to June. OAIC received 446 breach notifications during the period and saw a 24% rise in ransomware attacks from the prior reporting period. The report also notes the health care sector continues to be most vulnerable to breaches while contact information was the most common type of information accessed.
OAIC Notifiable Data Breach Statistics

CDPO, CDPO/BR, CDPO/FR, CIPM, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPT, LGPD
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