一 | Canberra, Oct 22 (UNI) Australian companies that fail to protect customers' data will face fines worth tens of millions of dollars under new laws proposed by the government.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said on Saturday that he would introduce legislation to Parliament that will increase the maximum fines for serious or repeated data breaches from the current limit of 2.2 million Australian dollars (1.3 million US dollars).
Under the changes, the maximum penalty will become whichever is highest 50 million Australian dollars (31.7 million US dollars), 30 per cent of a company's turnover in the relevant period, or three times the value of any financial benefit obtained through the misuse of data.
It comes after a series of high-profile data breaches in Australia.
Telecommunications giant Optus in September disclosed a major cyber attack that compromised the data of approximately 10 million current and former customers.
On October 13, health insurance provider Medibank revealed hackers stole 200 gigabytes of data including details of customers' medical procedures.
"When Australians are asked to hand over their personal data they have a right to expect it will be protected," Dreyfus said on Saturday.
"Unfortunately, significant privacy breaches in recent weeks have shown existing safeguards are inadequate. It's not enough for a penalty for a major data breach to be seen as the cost of doing business."
The Optus and Medibank breaches have been referred to the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Cyber Security Center, and Australian Signals Directorate for investigation.
If passed by Parliament, the amendments to the Privacy Act would also give the national information commissioner greater powers to resolve data breaches.
UNI/XINHUA PRT。 美芝路一名男子将自己反锁屋内，警方最终入屋时发现男子昏迷。
二 | （图：TikTok/@hawkers_united_melvin）美芝路一名男子将自己反锁屋内，惊动警方和民防部队的危机谈判小组、特别行动指挥处和灾难拯救队（DART）到场，警方最终入屋时发现男子昏迷。警方答复《8视界新闻网》询问时证实，这名51岁男子被送往医院后，在刑事恐吓和毒品相关罪名下被捕。
三 | 案件仍在调查中。
四 | 警方是在上周三（21日）晚上7点20分左右接获通报，来到美芝路第6座组屋，发现这名男子将自己反锁在单位内。经过评估，警方认为男子可能对自己构成危险，因此要求危机谈判小组、特别行动指挥处和民防部队到场。根据社交媒体TikTok上的视频，现场可以看到十几名警察等执法人员，组屋楼下拉起了封锁线，也铺设了安全气垫。民防部队表示是为了安全起见而部署了安全气垫和安全网并派遣灾难拯救队到场。警方在晚上9点左右进入单位，却发现男子不省人事。
五 | 民防部队将他送往陈笃生医院。
六 | 男子随后在刑事恐吓和毒品相关罪名下，被警方逮捕。
七 | 调查正在进行中。
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