Breaches and incidents

Poole Group (Sunshine Coast, Australia): cyber incident, LockBit leak-site listing

The accounting and advisory firm said it “is responding to a cyber incident that affected part of its IT environment in recent days” and that the incident...

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What happened

  • The accounting and advisory firm said it “is responding to a cyber incident that affected part of its IT environment in recent days” and that the incident was contained (Cyber Daily).
  • Root cause: not disclosed.
  • The firm was listed on LockBit’s leak site with a countdown to 25 Oct and a threat to publish allegedly stolen data; the theft is unconfirmed.
  • The firm engaged external specialists, reported to the OAIC, ACSC and Australian Taxation Office, and said it will contact individuals directly if any are found to be affected.