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Long delay before Cybersecurity NSW notified of Accellion hack

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Dissent

Anton Nilsson reports:

NSW agencies may have delayed reporting a massive cyber attack to authorities for nearly a month, officials revealed on Monday.

The breach of a software known as Accellion in December 2020 affected businesses and agencies worldwide, including Transport for NSW which had sensitive information stolen and posted on the dark web.

Cybersecurity NSW wasn’t told by Transport for NSW the agency had been hacked until January 21, 2021, officials told a budget estimates hearing.

Read more at The Courier Mail.

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