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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Security feature scans for stolen ServiceNSW passwords

About 20pct of Australians are estimated to have fallen victim to identity crime in the past year. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

New South Wales residents will be warned if their government accounts are compromised or passwords are published on the dark web as part of a new cyber security measure.

The feature will be added to MyServiceNSW accounts from Tuesday and will automatically warn users if their email addresses or passwords have been discovered in a third-party breach.

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