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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Taylor

Staff at security firm G4S on alert after tax numbers and bank details posted online following hack

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G4S provides services at private prisons across Australia and previously the federal government’s offshore detention centre on Manus Island. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Current and former Australian employees of security firm G4S have been told to be on alert after personal information – including tax file numbers, bank account information and medical checks – was stolen and posted online in a ransomware attack.

It is one of at least three further data breaches to be disclosed in Australia this week after the massive Optus cyber hack. It follows government plans to reform cybersecurity laws and seek higher penalties under the Privacy Act.

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