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Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business

30 Sep 2026 · QLD · Government & Public Sector
Unauthorised Access HIGH ✓ Verified

What happened

The Queensland Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business confirmed a major cybersecurity incident after unauthorized access was detected within its digital infrastructure. Premier Steven Miles confirmed that internal file shares and administrative directories containing government operational files and community service records were accessed by external threat actors. Departmental IT teams isolated affected systems, implemented enhanced monitoring controls, and initiated joint investigation procedures with the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) and Queensland Police Service.

Incident details

Organisation
Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business
Date
30 Sep 2026
Attack type
Unauthorised Access
Severity
HIGH
Sector
Government & Public Sector
State
QLD
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
Unknown

Source

abc.net.au ↗
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