Australia: Cybercrime detectives arrest man following alleged 1 million NSW clubs customer records data breach


A Sydney man has been arrested by police over an alleged data breach of personal information of members and patrons from at least 17 licensed clubs in New South Wales and the ACT.

An unauthorised website claimed to have published online the personal details of many customers, with a threat to publish those of more than 1 million customers in the reported leak.

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Source: MSN News


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