Hi all
Little note as some of you may receive emails like the below from Vertex from time to time. The service is included in the training program we’ve signed up for. It's looking for instances of your PAC email address and your name located in a data breach as that’s
the info it has on file relating to you to cross check. It doesn’t have your DOB, personal email, etc. As system admins myself and Lynda get copied in to these.
The below emails are self-explanatory, and do not mean you have been or will be specifically targeted. If you get one of these the best general course of action is to just update your password for any relevant account, and you might like to ensure you have
2FA switched on/up to date if available as well. If you’re concerned, you can reach out to the relevant org and ask them what they’re doing about the breach.
FYI, the Canva breach in 2019 was a pretty serious attack affecting about 139 million users. It’s unusual to see passwords or locations included in breaches. Usually it’s a combo of names, emails or DOBs. The semi-recent Qantas one is another example.
Thanks
Nate
Nate Newell
(he/him)
Operations Manager | PAC Australia
| (08) 9221 8992
| paca.org.au
Boorloo / Perth GMT+8
From: noreply=core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au@vertex.core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au <noreply=core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au@vertex.core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au> on behalf of Vertex <noreply@core.vertexcybersecurity.com.au>
Date: Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at 09:39
To: Katherine Connor <katherine@paca.org.au>
Cc: Nate Newell <nate@paca.org.au>; Lynda de Koning <lynda@paca.org.au>
Subject: Email Compromise Alert
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Hi Katherine,
Your details have been identified as impacted in the following recent data breaches:
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Breach Date
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Breach Organisation
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Impacted Data
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May 2019
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Canva
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Email addresses,Geographic locations,Names,Passwords,Usernames
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January 2024
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Trello
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Email addresses,Names,Usernames
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Please ensure that you immediately reset the password you use for the above accounts and any other accounts where you use the same or a similar password.
As a result of these breaches, it is possible that your impacted account may see an increase in spam and phishing emails.
We also recommend that this is a good time to review and update all your passwords.
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Please note that the first time you receive this alert it will include historical breaches related to your account. All subsequent alerts will relate to recent breach notifications.
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