Australia - Victorian Government

Australia - Victorian Government 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-01/victorian-government-employee-directory-data-breach/10676932

Exploit: Phishing attack on government employee directory.
Victorian Government: State government of Victoria.

	Risk to Small Business: 2.333 = Severe: Even though the stolen directory included work details for 30,000 government employees, the list only contained work emails, job titles, work phone numbers, and in some cases, mobile phone numbers. However, there is the possibility that public servants who were compromised may feel exposed and choose to leave, causing employee turnover.
	Individual Risk: 2.714 = Moderate: Payment and banking information was not compromised, but the compromised information can still be manipulated by hackers to orchestrate future phishing, spam, and social engineering attacks. Those who were affected should remain vigilant in order to protect themselves.

Customers Impacted: 30,000 government employees.
How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Following last week’s coverage of the Nova Entertainment compromise, it is clear that data breach notifications are piling up in Australia after the introduction of the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme. Businesses and consumers alike are beginning to realize the magnitude of breaches that are seemingly benign but can be leveraged to execute complex cybercrime.
ID Agent to the Rescue: Dark Web ID by ID Agent can help proactively monitor stolen employee and customer data, mitigating losses from this breach type. Learn more at: https://www.idagent.com/dark-web/.

Risk Levels:1 - 1.5 = Extreme Risk1.51 - 2.49 = Severe Risk2.5 - 3 = Moderate Risk*The risk score is calculated using a formula that takes into account a wide range of factors related to the assessed breach.