- The Australian Human Rights Commission has inadvertently exposed the data
- Personal information is included in the violation
- It is not yet known what information was specifically included
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has sent a notification of data violation that refers to the attachments charged the commission's web forms on its site. This includes around 670 documents that “made potentially accessible by error,” confirms the commission.
Actually, around 100 of these online were accessed, potentially through Bing or Google, which led the commission to address the violation.
“The Commission takes the issue of privacy and data protection very seriously. It is essential that people can safely share personal and confidential information with the commission through our website. We sincerely apologize to the people who can be affected. The commission is contacting the affected people for those who have contact information to advise them on the infraction.”
Exposed personal information
The violation was not the result of malicious or criminal acts, although the details will be updated as investigations continue. Web forms of the “speech project from the experience (March-September 2024), the nominations of the 2023 Human Rights Awards (July 3, 2023 to September 4, 2023) and the National Document of the Concept of Antiracism Framework (October 2021-February 2022) were also affected by this data violation.”
Many of these include personal information from those affected, although it is not clear specifically what was included. According to reports, all those affected in this incident have been notified by the organization.
For anyone who fears that has been affected by this or any other violation, we recommend monitoring their accounts, cards and statements closely to ensure that there are no suspicious activities.
