Thousands of NSW court documents downloaded in "major data breach"

Thousands of “sensitive” NSW court filings have been downloaded by unknown threat actors after a breach of the NSW Online Registry website.

The website provides online court services for the NSW Supreme, District and Local Courts, and is overseen by the state’s Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ).

NSW Police said they were alerted to the “major data breach” of the website on Tuesday.

Cybercrime detectives are investigating the incident under what they are calling ‘Strike Force Pardey’.

“[We] are working closely with DCJ in order to contain the breach after approximately 9000 sensitive court files, including apprehended violence orders and affidavits, were downloaded,” the police said.

“Investigations remain ongoing to establish the full extent of the breach.”

The website has been taken offline since the incident, displaying only a “Http/1.1 Service Unavailable” error.

NSW Police said that anyone who suspects their details have been compromised should report it through ReportCyber.