Internal monitoring detected a suspected transfer of a substantial cache of confidential commercial and financial documents affecting multiple NSW Government departments and projects. NSW Treasury reported the matter to NSW Police, who launched Strike Force Civic, led to criminal charges, and now believe the alleged stolen data has been located and secured with no external compromise and no impact to government services. #NSWTreasury #StrikeForceCivic
Keypoints
- Internal monitoring identified a suspected transfer of confidential commercial and financial documents.
- The files involve multiple NSW Government departments and projects.
- NSW Treasury reported the incident to NSW Police, who launched an investigation under Strike Force Civic and have laid criminal charges.
- Authorities state the alleged stolen data has been located and secured and there was no external compromise to agency systems.
- The NSW Chief Cyber Security Officer is coordinating the whole-of-agency response and there is no current impact to NSW Government services.
Read More: https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/cyber-incident