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NSW gov contractor uploaded Excel spreadsheet of flood victims’ data to ChatGPT

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Dissent

Ry Crozier brings us today’s installment of the “No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking” Files

The victims of the breach are applicants to the Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program, under which the government is offering to either buy back flood-prone homes, contribute to the cost of rebuilding, or to improve resilience such as by elevating them.

The program was set up after the devastating 2022 floods in northern NSW.

The AI-related data breach was disclosed on what is a public holiday Monday in NSW, although it actually occurred over six months ago, between March 12 and 15.

The authority said in a breach notice that the upload “was not authorised”.

Read more at iT News.

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