Privacy Commissioner commences an investigation into Ashley Madison data breach
August 25, 2015 |
The Privacy Commissioner announces an investigation into the Ashley Madison data breach.
The statement provides:
The Acting Australian Information Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has opened an investigation into a data breach of the dating website Ashley Madison.
Avid Life Media Inc, the company that operates the Ashley Madison website, is based in Canada and, recognising the global nature of this incident, the Commissioner’s investigation will be conducted jointly with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
All organisations that carry on business in Australia and are covered by the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) have obligations in relation to the personal information that they hold. This includes taking reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is held securely. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) investigation will focus on this issue.
Avid Life Media has already been co-operating with the OAIC since it began making preliminary inquiries following news that the breach had occurred. The OAIC will publish a further statement at the conclusion of its investigation, outlining its findings.
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