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Department of Communities and Justice

14 Mar 2025 · NSW · Government & Public Sector
Data Breach CRITICAL ✓ Verified

What happened

NSW Police launched a major cyber crime investigation following a perimeter security bypass on a secure state government web portal. Threat actors systematically downloaded thousands of confidential court archives, child protection reports, and legal case briefs.

Incident details

Organisation
Department of Communities and Justice
Date
14 Mar 2025
Attack type
Data Breach
Severity
CRITICAL
Sector
Government & Public Sector
State
NSW
Records affected
Thousands of docs
Threat actor
Unknown

Source

cyberdaily.au ↗
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