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10 records in the government sector across New Zealand and Australia.

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Queensland Department of Education
🇦🇺 Queensland · breach 2026-05
● Disclosed
People affected
Not disclosed
Data taken
Names, email addresses, school locations, student ID numbers and user messages; the Education Minister said there was no evidence passwords, dates of birth or financial information were accessed
Regulator
none
Trust tier
Reported
Source: Cyber Daily · View record →
Victorian Department of Education
🇦🇺 Victoria · breach 2026-01
● Under investigation
People affected
Not disclosed
Data taken
Student personal information across Victorian government schools
Regulator
OVIC; OAIC
Trust tier
Reported
Source: BleepingComputer · View record →
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Australian Human Rights Commission
🇦🇺 Australia · breach 2025-03
● Disclosed
People affected
Not disclosed
Data taken
Full names, email and residential addresses, mobile numbers, employer/role, and in some cases health information, schooling, religion and photographs
Regulator
OAIC notified
Trust tier
Reported
Source: Australian Human Rights Commission · View record →
Court Services Victoria
🇦🇺 Victoria · breach 2023-12
● Disclosed
People affected
Not disclosed
Data taken
Audio-visual recordings and transcripts of court hearings (Supreme, County, Magistrates', Children's and Coroners courts)
Regulator
Victoria Police; Victorian Department of Government Services
Trust tier
Reported
Source: Court Services Victoria · View record →
National Disability Insurance Agency
🇦🇺 Australia · breach 2023-11
● Resolved
People affected
Not disclosed
Data taken
Full name, date of birth, gender and address/postcode of NDIS participants (some of whom were minors at the time)
Regulator
AFP (charges and sentencing); NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Trust tier
Reported
Source: NDIA · View record →
Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People
🇦🇺 Tasmania · breach 2023-03
● Disclosed
People affected
Not disclosed
Data taken
Names, addresses, financial invoices and statements, bank account numbers and student-assistance applications; children's names, homerooms and year levels; dates of birth for some TasTAFE students
Regulator
Tasmanian Government incident (CyberCX engaged)
Trust tier
Reported
Source: iTnews · View record →
South Australian Government (Frontier Software)
🇦🇺 Adelaide, SA · breach 2021-11
● Disclosed
People affected
80,000 (approx)
Data taken
Name, date of birth and home address, Tax file number and bank account details, Remuneration, tax withheld and superannuation details
Regulator
South Australian Government; OAIC
Trust tier
Reported
Source: BleepingComputer · View record →
Transport for NSW
🇦🇺 New South Wales · breach 2021-01
● Disclosed
People affected
Not disclosed
Data taken
Driver-licence information, names, email and residential addresses and contact numbers
Regulator
Cyber Security NSW; NSW Police
Trust tier
Reported
Source: Transport for NSW · View record →
Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Accellion FTA)
🇳🇿 Wellington · breach 2020-12
● Resolved
People affected
Not disclosed
Data taken
Commercially and personally sensitive information held in a third-party file-transfer service
Regulator
NZ Privacy Commissioner
Trust tier
Confirmed
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand · View record →
Service NSW
🇦🇺 New South Wales · breach 2020-04
● Resolved
People affected
104,000 (approx)
Data taken
Personal information contained in staff email accounts (~3.8M documents)
Regulator
NSW Auditor-General / IPC NSW
Trust tier
Confirmed
Source: Service NSW · View record →
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