Notifiable Data Breaches Quarterly Statistics Report Q2 2019

This report captures notifications received by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) under the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme between 1 April 2019 and 30 June 2019 (referred to as ‘data breaches’).

The OAIC publishes statistical information about notifications received under the NDB scheme to assist entities and the public to understand the operation of the NDB scheme and the causes of data breaches.

Where data breaches affect multiple entities, the OAIC may receive multiple notifications relating to the same data breach. Notifications to the OAIC relating to the same data breach incident are counted as a single notification in this report.

The source of any given data breach is based on information provided by the reporting entity. Where more than one source has been identified or is possible, the dominant or most likely source has been selected for statistical purposes. Source of data breach categories are defined in the glossary at the end of this report.

The OAIC will now report every six months on notifications received under the NDB scheme.