What Happened
Alleged Theft of Sensitive Documents Sparks Investigation
A NSW Treasury staff member has been accused of exfiltrating over 5600 sensitive documents containing confidential commercial and financial information. The breach was detected via internal security monitoring, and police believe all alleged stolen data has been located and secured. The NSW government has launched an investigation, and the chief cyber security officer is coordinating a whole-of-agency response. This incident was first reported by iTnews.