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...
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
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.