Blog categorized as Data Breaches

What to do if your medical records are in a data breach. Nobody chose the fax company.

16.10.26 18:36 - By Shaun Barnett
What to do if your medical records are in a data breach. Nobody chose the fax company.
A leaked medical file has almost no reset button. Here is the exception nearly nobody knows about, and what to do when your health data is in a breach.

Mathspace Data Breach: What Parents Should Do

08.09.26 09:11 - By Shaun Barnett
Mathspace Data Breach: What Parents Should Do
Mathspace has notified 1,079,819 people. What was taken, what wasn't, and why you probably don't need to replace your licence over this one. Plain English.

Was your driver's licence in a data breach? You can switch it off. Almost nobody has.

07.09.26 08:49 - By Shaun Barnett
Was your driver's licence in a data breach? You can switch it off. Almost nobody has.
Australia gets IDLock in 2027. But WA drivers can block their licence at no cost today, and every state has something. What to do now, state by state.

Partnered Health Breach: Why Stolen Health Data Isn't Like Stolen Card Details

17.07.26 13:05 - By Shaun Barnett
Partnered Health Breach: Why Stolen Health Data Isn't Like Stolen Card Details
Partnered Health confirmed a breach across 21 clinics. Medical notes and Medicare details were taken. What was exposed, why it's different, and what to do now.

ALS Global data breach update: stolen data now published online

25.06.26 09:28 - By Shaun Barnett
ALS Global data breach update: stolen data now published online
The ALS Global breach has escalated — the Aur0ra ransomware group has published the stolen data, now confirmed by ALS. Exposed: plain-text passwords, passport scans, bank details and payroll records. Here's what it means if you're affected, and the steps to protect yourself today.