Incident: Tasmanians affected by security breach of third-party file transfer service GoAnywhere | ABC News (Australia)
Australian State Government Data Breach, 31 March 2023
Updated: Tasmanians affected by security breach of third-party file transfer service GoAnywhere
Minister confirms 16,000 documents released online in Tasmanian data breach, helpline set up
Tasmanian government has come under fire for providing a lack of detail
Government Statement: Update on data compromise
Source: Incident: Tasmanians affected by security breach of third-party file transfer service | ABC News (Australia)
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This incident has been confirmed to be linked to the recent GoAnywhere series of breaches: Rio Tinto and Crown Resorts.
- Updates:
- 07 April 2023: Incident: Minister confirms 16,000 documents released online in Tasmanian data breach, helpline set up | ABC News (Australia)
- 11 April 2023: Incident: Tasmanian cyber attack grabs TasTafe, Teachers Registration Board data | ABC News (Australia)
- 12 April 2023: Incident: Ex-student caught up in Tasmanian cyber hack questions why seven-year-old data held by government | ABC News (Australia)
The Tasmanian government has come under fire for providing a lack of detail on a data breach that may have compromised personal information.
In a statement on Friday afternoon, Technology Minister Madeleine Ogilvie said the government was looking into a “breach of a third-party file transfer service”, which “may have resulted in the loss of data held by the government”.
“We are currently working closely with forensic specialists to ascertain the extent of the breach, and we will keep Tasmanians updated as this progresses,” she said.
Ms Ogilvie said if the investigation revealed any personal information had been compromised, the government would work with anyone affected.
The government has declined to provide any further detail on which file transfer service had been breached, how many Tasmanians could be affected or what sort of personal data may have been lost or exposed, with a spokeswoman saying the government was “not in a position” to do so.
