NSW Government and NSW Treasury: NSW Government declares significant cyber incident after alleged Treasury data breach

NSW Government Confirms Cyber Incident After Treasury Data Breach

The NSW Government has declared a significant cyber incident following an alleged data breach involving a staff member from NSW Treasury. Internal security monitoring detected the unauthorized transfer of a large volume of confidential documents containing commercial and financial details to an external server. The compromised files span multiple NSW Government departments and projects.

NSW Treasury reported the incident to NSW Police on Sunday, prompting the launch of Strike Force Civic. Overnight, criminal charges were filed as part of the ongoing investigation. Authorities stated that all allegedly stolen data has been recovered, secured, and that no external compromise of the agency’s systems occurred.

The NSW Chief Cyber Security Officer is leading a coordinated government response under the state’s cybersecurity framework. While the breach raised concerns, officials confirmed no disruption to NSW Government services. NSW Treasurer acknowledged the swift actions of NSW Police and Cyber Security NSW in addressing the incident. The investigation remains active.

Source: https://australiancybersecuritymagazine.com.au/nsw-government-declares-significant-cyber-incident-after-alleged-treasury-data-breach/

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"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

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