Victorians’ data could be at risk after new cyber attack on tech company

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The data of Victorians residents could be exposed after a technology company that works with some state government departments was targeted in a cyber attack. 7NEWS

PNORS Technology Group, which owns five companies, confirmed an attack had been detected on two of its companies - Datatime Services and Netway Networks - on November 3.Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free onDatatime Services deals with digital document management, while Netway Networks specialises in managing IT services for businesses.

“We are continuing to provide support to PNORS Technology Group to determine the extent of the information breach and to prevent further incidents,” the spokesperson said. “Advice from our independent security experts have confirmed nothing has been released in the public domain at this point in time.

While it’s obvious there has been a sudden increase in the scale and number of attacks, figuring out why was a guessing game, Chief Scientist for UNSW Institute for Cybersecurity Professor Sanjay Jha told 7NEWS.com.au last month.

 

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