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Minister’s Private Email Accounts

1 Feb 2021 · National · Government & Public Sector

Phishing CRITICAL ✓ Verified

What happened

Forensic investigations confirmed that the private, unencrypted personal email accounts of multiple federal government cabinet ministers were compromised via historical credential stuffing leaks, posing acute national security and blackmail risks.

Incident details

Organisation

Minister’s Private Email Accounts

Date

1 Feb 2021

Attack type

Phishing

Severity

CRITICAL

Sector

Government & Public Sector

State

National

Records affected

Unknown

Threat actor

Unknown

Source

brisbanetimes.com.au ↗

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