NSW declares cyber incident after bureaucrat’s alleged data theft


David Allen
Reporter

A New South Wales public servant has been charged by the state’s Cybercrime Squad after allegedly stealing thousands of sensitive files covering multiple state government departments.

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey on Monday said the state government has declared a “significant cyber incident” after a member of his own department was charged by police under the state’s data security laws.

More than 5,600 documents were allegedly accessed and downloaded by the …

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