{"id":10735,"date":"2023-07-14T04:37:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T02:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/14\/hwl-ebsworth-hack-sensitive-victorian-government-documents-released-by-criminals\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T04:37:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T02:37:35","slug":"hwl-ebsworth-hack-sensitive-victorian-government-documents-released-by-criminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/14\/hwl-ebsworth-hack-sensitive-victorian-government-documents-released-by-criminals\/","title":{"rendered":"HWL Ebsworth hack: sensitive Victorian government documents released by criminals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>State\u2019s chief information security officer says information from Victorian departments and agencies was accessed<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2023\/jul\/14\/australia-news-live-reserve-bank-rba-governor-philip-lowe-peter-dutton-indigenous-voice-cost-of-living-interest-rates\">Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Highly sensitive legal documents from the Victorian government\u2019s departments and agencies have been published on the dark web by cybercriminals.<\/p>\n<p>The breach is connected to data that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/jul\/05\/hwl-ebsworth-hack-russian-gang-released-sensitive-personal-and-government-information-australian-cybersecurity-chief-says\">stolen from the law firm HWL Ebsworth in April by a Russian-linked ransomware gang and posted online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s free morning and afternoon<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=copyembed\"> <\/a><strong><a 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free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>Highly sensitive legal documents from the Victorian government\u2019s departments and agencies have been published on the dark web by cybercriminals.<br \/>\nThe breach is connected to data that was stolen from the law firm HWL Ebsworth in April by a Russian-linked ransomware gang and posted online.<br \/>\nSign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State\u2019s chief information security officer says information from Victorian departments and agencies was accessed Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Highly sensitive legal documents from the Victorian government\u2019s departments and agencies have been published on the dark web &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" 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