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AU: Police investigate hack of gun club database

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Dissent

Nino Bucci reports:

Police are investigating the hacking of a gun club database that may have exposed where more than 1500 semi-automatic handguns are stored.

The private details of 540 members from the Port Melbourne club, including the types of weapons they owned, is believed to have been compromised this month, potentially exposing them to the theft of guns worth at least $5000 each on the black market.

Read more on The Courier.


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