NSW Office of Local Government

The NSW government's QR code data breach accidently exposed the regional addresses of more than 500,000 organisations including defence sites, a missile maintenance unit and domestic violence shelters

The addresses collected by the NSW government including correctional facilities, critical infrastructure networks including power stations and tunnel entry sites as well as dozens of shelters and crisis accommodation centres for women across the state was also found NSW data website.

The cyber experts raised the alarm to the NSW government to secure the data immediately.

Source: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/sensitive-business-addresses-among-500-000-published-in-covid-data-breach-20220214-p59wal.html

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"type": "Breach",
"date": "02/2022",
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"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"