Optus and Medibank hacks prompt government to increase fines for massive data breaches to a minimum of $50 million
The proposed legislation would see the fine for "serious or repeated privacy breaches" increased to either $50 million, three times the value of the benefit obtained through misuse of data, or 30 per cent of a company's adjusted turnover in the relevant period.
The fine would be whichever value is the highest.
Key points:
- The federal government believes the current $2.2 million fine is insufficient after recent cyber-attacks
- Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will fast-track amendments to the Privacy Act next week
- The proposed legislation will see the fine for "serious or repeated privacy breaches" increase
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-21/data-breach-fines-increase-after-medibank-optus-hacks/101564614?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web .....................................................................
Thought I should make a dedicated thread for this - this is a game changer IMHO.![]()
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