Australia: Famous for its breaches not beaches

I've seen an uptick in Aussie platforms suffering data breaches, where companies and customers have had their data extracted and shared, waved in front of the media for ransoms and threats. As I write this, ANOTHER company has become a casualty. I wanted to share the 2026 casualties (so far) to highlight the constant reminder that no data seems to be safe in our modern world. The pain of signing up to a new service is felt by all, having to provide many points of ID and frequently muttering under your breath "why the eff do you need my passport, I'm trying to order a burger ...". At the same time, you receive an email warning you about a new Login session for an app you signed up for 16 year ago. Back then, these were called 'sites' ... Below I've listed the companies that have suffered breaches alongside any available company announcements, associated articles and a summary of the exposed data points. This list may miss certain breaches, for reasons such as: cases not yet announced…