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ABC News
23-04-2025
- ABC News
Man charged after NSW court website hit by 'major data breach'
NSW Police have charged a man over a major data breach involving the alleged downloading of thousands of sensitive court documents. Cybercrime Squad detectives raided a property in Maroubra in Sydney's easy on Wednesday morning after a month-long strike force investigation. They seized two laptops during the search and arrested a 38-year-old man. The man was arrested on Wednesday at a property in Maroubra. ( Supplied: NSW Police ) Strike Force Amherst was formed last month to investigate Detectives revealed in March that the 8,769 sensitive court files included domestic violence orders and affidavits being downloaded. They were accessed over a two-month period between late January and March. Detectives with Strike Force Amherst seized two laptops at the Maroubra property. ( Supplied: NSW Police ) The portal, which is overseen by the DCJ, provides access to sensitive information about both civil and criminal cases across the NSW court system. Strike force detectives, working closely with state and Commonwealth agencies, said they "identified the source of the compromise as an account linked to a registered user of the Online Registry website". The man has been charged with accessing and modifying restricted data, as well as using a carriage service to menace/ harass, offend,and stalk/ intimidate and with intending to cause fear or physical or personal harm relating to an outstanding warrant. He was refused bail and is due to front Waverley Local Court on Thursday.
The Guardian
26-03-2025
- The Guardian
Thousands of NSW court files including AVOs leaked in ‘major data breach'
Around 9,000 court files, including sensitive documents such as apprehended violence orders and affidavits, have been leaked in a data breach of the New South Wales court system's online registry. Police were alerted to a breach of the NSW Online Registry website on Tuesday and the state's cybercrime squad commenced an investigation, NSW Police said in statement on Wednesday night. The registry is an online platform that provides secure access to information in both civil and criminal cases across the NSW court system. Investigators were working on containing the 'major data breach' and establishing the extent of the breach in collaboration with the Department of Communities and Justice, police said. The registry was unavailable to users from 8pm on Wednesday night, with a notice saying it was down for 'scheduled maintenance'. NSW attorney-general, Michael Daley, said in a statement reported by Nine newspapers: 'The NSW government is taking this incident seriously. I am assured that DCJ is working with Cyber Security NSW the NSW Police to ensure the ongoing integrity of the system. 'They are also working to urgently identify and contact affected users and the public will be kept updated as more information becomes available.'
