Bendigo and Adelaide Bank admits to breaching its BEAR obligations

11 August 2026MediumAPRAEnforcement

The bank admitted breaching its Banking Executive Accountability Regime obligations in connection with a 2023 cyber attack on its Alliance Bank business. A reminder that cyber incident handling can itself trigger accountability regime breaches.

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Consider whether your cyber incident response plan maps clearly to named accountable persons under BEAR or FAR.

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