Former ATO staffer faces charges for allegedly leaking data to crime groups
A 32-year-old former Australian Taxation Office employee has been charged with two counts of unlawful information disclosure to organised crime, and will appear in court on the Gold Coast later this month.
Why it matters
It highlights risks of sensitive government data being misused by criminal networks.
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