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FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... birth date, driver's licences, passports, bank accounts, and tax file numbers. The data was then released on the dark web. The breach occurred after a FIIG employee downloaded a.zip file containing malware while browsing the internet and went undetected ...

FEATURE: Problem detected

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... cyber criminals attempt repeatedly to gain access to an online account using usernames and passwords obtained on the dark web. The hackers were able to withdraw money from retiree members' accounts and, while the victims were reimbursed, many were ...

ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... which was a cyber-attack that allegedly led to a major breach and saw the data of more than 9000 clients published on the dark web. Fortnum Private Wealth chief executive Matt Brown said: "We strongly refute ASIC's allegations that FPW failed to ...

Super funds to take stock of information security controls

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... systems breached when cybercriminals access members' accounts using personal details and passwords available on the dark web, with a select number of members having their retirement savings stolen. In a letter to super fund chairs, APRA deputy chair ...

AUSIEX to acquire FIIG Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... longstanding cybersecurity failures which saw the private data of more than 18,000 clients stolen and released on the dark web. According to ASIC, FIIG failed to have adequate cyber risk management systems in place for a period of four years - from March ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... Droguett also claimed that "the threat was visible but not acted upon," highlighting the "critical need" for proactive dark web monitoring, as knowing when member credentials are compromised allows funds to take immediate action before attackers can ...

The super fund scouring the dark web to protect members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... the volume of members' personal data available for sale. This super fund is fighting back with a novel approach. The dark web market is booming, tipped to reach US$1.3 billion by 2028. On it, identity kits that include passports, bank logins, and access ...

Mercer adds to wealth team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... longstanding cybersecurity failures which saw the private data of more than 18,000 clients stolen and released on the dark web. According to ASIC, FIIG failed to have adequate cyber risk management systems in place for a period of four years - from March ...

ASIC slaps FIIG Securities with lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... longstanding cybersecurity failures which saw the private data of more than 18,000 clients stolen and released on the dark web. According to ASIC, FIIG failed to have adequate cyber risk management systems in place for a period of four years - from March ...

Financial services 300x more likely to get hacked: Expert

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... Jack said. "But I can tell you this - there are hacking tools available these days that are available to anybody on the dark web, so a 16-year-old hacker in his mum's basement playing games by day and hacking by night can download software created ...
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