Overview
- Police charged a 45-year-old NSW Treasury employee Monday over the alleged download of more than 5,600 sensitive government documents.
- Detectives searched a Homebush West home, seized electronic devices including a hard drive, and located the files said to be involved.
- Internal monitoring flagged large transfers between April 10 and 14 to an external server, prompting the government to declare a significant cyber incident.
- The documents span multiple departments and contain commercial and financial details tied to government deals that could affect ongoing negotiations.
- Officials report no evidence the data moved beyond the external server or that foreign actors were involved, services remain unaffected, and the worker is on bail to face court on June 3.