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Public servant charged after cyber-theft of 5600 files

A NSW Treasury employee is accused of illegally transferring files to an external server. (April Fonti/AAP PHOTOS)

A public servant within the largest Treasury department in Australia has been arrested after the alleged theft of a huge trove of confidential data.

The 45-year-old employee, who has been with NSW Treasury's commercial team for three years, is accused of illegally transferring some 5600 files onto an external server.

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