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Incident: Australian Defence Force investigating a potential data breach | 7 NEWS Australia

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Incident: Australian Defence Force investigating a potential data breach | 7 NEWS Australia

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 15 2019

Australian Defence Force investigating a potential data breach

The Australian Defence Force has confirmed it is investigating a potential data breach, impacting potentially thousands of servicemen and women.

Source: Australian Defence Force investigating a potential data breach
More reports from: 7 NEWS Australia.

 

SK Note: I have only found a few media videos (Sky News) and no statements from ADF or even more follow up media reports

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