Key points
- A 30-year-old telco employee has been charged over allegedly accessing customer data and selling it to "criminal groups".
- NSW Police made the arrest at a station in Sydney's west after a referral from Queensland Police.
- The sold information was allegedly used to commit fraud offences against multiple victims, with charges including 12 counts of dealing with identity info to commit an indictable offence.
An unnamed 30-year-old telco employee is facing charges for allegedly accessing customer data and selling it to “criminal groups”.
The man was arrested and charged by NSW Police, acting on a referral from their Queensland counterparts.
Police allege the sold information was “then used by criminal groups to commit fraud offences against multiple victims.”
The man was arrested at a police station in Sydney’s west and charged with multiple offences.
According to a NSW Police statement, these include "12 counts of deal with identity info to commit indictable offence, 12 counts of unauthorised function with intent to commit a serious offence and 10 counts of agent corruptly receive benefit."
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