Statement: NSW Online Registry website data breach

The Department of Communities and Justice takes data security extremely seriously.

DCJ acted with urgency to identify the breach and implement mitigation strategies to contain it.

No data has yet been made public as a result of the breach.

In addition, DCJ reported the breach to Cyber Security NSW and the NSW Police Cybercrime Squad, and it is now subject to an active police investigation.

DCJ is now assessing the documents involved and will contact affected individuals as quickly as possible.