ASIC joins Reserve Bank NZ as victim of Accellion hack – Security

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) disclosed a cyber safety breach at a server it used to transfer data files together with credit score licence applications where some facts may have been viewed.

ASIC explained it turned conscious of the incident on January fifteen although it does not look the credit score licence kinds or attachments ended up downloaded.

“While the investigation is ongoing, it seems that there is some possibility that some restricted facts may have been viewed by the danger actor,” the regulator explained in a statement.

The server has been disabled and no other tech infrastructure has been breached, ASIC added.

“ASIC is working on choice preparations for submitting credit score software attachments which will be implemented soon,” it explained.

“No other ASIC technologies infrastructure has been impacted or breached.”

The incident occurred with the file sharing computer software offered by California-centered Accellion.

The identical computer software was also used by New Zealand’s central bank, who confronted a cyber attack previously this thirty day period.

ASIC explained it “is working with Accellion” and has notified other pertinent companies and impacted get-togethers.

“ASIC’s IT team and cyber safety advisers engaged by ASIC are enterprise a specific forensic investigation and working to deliver methods again online securely,” it added.