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state political reporter Adam Langenberg

Data hack by Cl0p ransomware group still being assessed, Tasmania's technology minister says

Madeleine Ogilvie says she told the public of the data breach as soon as she could. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)

Tasmania's technology minister says there is "no indication" government-held data has been compromised as part of a hack of a third-party file transfer site by a cybercrime enterprise but added the investigations were "ongoing".

Government agencies around the world and companies, including Crown Resorts and Rio Tinto, are reported to be victims, with ransomware gang Cl0p claiming it had exploited a vulnerability in the third-party file transfer site GoAnywhere MFT.

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