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Access unlimited news content and The Canberra Times app Premium subscribers also enjoy interactive puzzles and access to the digital version of our print edition Todays PaperppA man has been charged with blackmail after threatening to share the personal data of more than one million club patrons ppLogin or signup to continue readingppThe 46yearold was arrested in Fairfield West on May 2 by Cybercrime Squad detectives investigating the alleged data breach ppPolice were first alerted on May 1 to a website where the personal information of club patrons from 17 venues in NSW and the ACT had been published ppThe data breach involved a thirdparty IT provider called Outabox used by venues for digital signin services ppThe City of Sydney Fairfield Hornsby and Ingleburn RSL clubs were all listed as being affected by the breachppOther venues named include Breakers Country Club in Wamberal Buladelah Bowling Club Central Coast Leagues Club Mex Club Mayfield East Maitland Bowling Club East Cessnock Bowling Club Gwandalan Bowling Club Halekulani Bowling Club Club Old Bar Club Terrigal West Tradies in Dharruk and The Tradies Dickson and Erindale Vikings in the ACTppHospitality operator Merivale has also been named ppNSW Police Serious Crime Directorate detective chief superintendent Grant Taylor said on May 2 police were focusing on strong lines of inquiry in Australia but were also looking at individuals overseasppSuperintendent Taylor said portions of drivers licences not the totality had been hacked and police were close to successfully shutting down the website they were posted toppHe urged people not to change their drivers licence unless they had been identified on the websiteppWe are working with state and federal partners to disrupt that website we have been relatively successful to do that and we hope to see that the website is shutdown very soon he saidppAustralias Cyber Security coordinator lieutenant general Michelle McGuinness described the breach as distressing on XppI know this will be distressing for those who have been impacted and we are working as quickly as we can alongside Outabox to ascertain the full scale of the breach she saidpp We are working closely with the NSW and ACT governments on behalf of the impacted clubs and venuesppIn NSW registered clubs are required by law to collect personal information from patrons entering the venueppIn a statement on its website Outabox said it had notified the relevant authorities and were working as a priority to determine the facts around the incidentppWe are restricted by how much information we are able to provide at this stage given it is currently under active police investigation the company saidppWe will provide further details as soon as we are able to ppBulahdelah Bowling Club is one of the venues named in the breach and said it had previously used Outabox for its electronic signin system but hadnt been associated with the company for several months ppWe are hoping that the impact on our club will be minimal or zero given that we no longer deal with Outabox the club said on Facebook ppHowever if we discover that the data breach has had any effect on our club or our members we will advise furtherppMeanwhile East Maitland Bowling Club told its customers it had never used the services of Outabox and was investigating the matterppCustomers who believe they may have been affected can contact ID Support NSW on 1800 001 040 or by using an online formppA spokesperson for ClubsNSW which represents more than 1200 member clubs said it was deeply concerned about the security of data caught up in the breach ppWhile limited information is currently known we understand that some personal information of patrons of the clubs that use this IT provider may have been compromised the spokesperson saidppThe clubs concerned are working towards notifying all impacted patronsppThe spokesperson said ClubsNSW had met with all affected clubs of which there were fewer than 20ppWe wish to assure club members that additional updates will be provided once further details are confirmed the spokesperson saidppIn the interim club patrons are advised to take extra caution when reviewing emails or texts and to avoid clicking on any suspicious or unfamiliar linksppppppCarla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news state politics and investigations She is based in Sydney Contact her on carlamascarenhasaustcommunitymediacomauppCarla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news state politics and investigations She is based in Sydney Contact her on carlamascarenhasaustcommunitymediacomauppAdvertisementppSign up for our newsletter to stay up to dateppWe care about the protection of your data Read our Privacy PolicyppAdvertisementp
Access unlimited news content and The Canberra Times app Premium subscribers also enjoy interactive puzzles and access to the digital version of our print edition Todays PaperppA man has been charged with blackmail after threatening to share the personal data of more than one million club patrons ppLogin or signup to continue readingppThe 46yearold was arrested in Fairfield West on May 2 by Cybercrime Squad detectives investigating the alleged data breach ppPolice were first alerted on May 1 to a website where the personal information of club patrons from 17 venues in NSW and the ACT had been published ppThe data breach involved a thirdparty IT provider called Outabox used by venues for digital signin services ppThe City of Sydney Fairfield Hornsby and Ingleburn RSL clubs were all listed as being affected by the breachppOther venues named include Breakers Country Club in Wamberal Buladelah Bowling Club Central Coast Leagues Club Mex Club Mayfield East Maitland Bowling Club East Cessnock Bowling Club Gwandalan Bowling Club Halekulani Bowling Club Club Old Bar Club Terrigal West Tradies in Dharruk and The Tradies Dickson and Erindale Vikings in the ACTppHospitality operator Merivale has also been named ppNSW Police Serious Crime Directorate detective chief superintendent Grant Taylor said on May 2 police were focusing on strong lines of inquiry in Australia but were also looking at individuals overseasppSuperintendent Taylor said portions of drivers licences not the totality had been hacked and police were close to successfully shutting down the website they were posted toppHe urged people not to change their drivers licence unless they had been identified on the websiteppWe are working with state and federal partners to disrupt that website we have been relatively successful to do that and we hope to see that the website is shutdown very soon he saidppAustralias Cyber Security coordinator lieutenant general Michelle McGuinness described the breach as distressing on XppI know this will be distressing for those who have been impacted and we are working as quickly as we can alongside Outabox to ascertain the full scale of the breach she saidpp We are working closely with the NSW and ACT governments on behalf of the impacted clubs and venuesppIn NSW registered clubs are required by law to collect personal information from patrons entering the venueppIn a statement on its website Outabox said it had notified the relevant authorities and were working as a priority to determine the facts around the incidentppWe are restricted by how much information we are able to provide at this stage given it is currently under active police investigation the company saidppWe will provide further details as soon as we are able to ppBulahdelah Bowling Club is one of the venues named in the breach and said it had previously used Outabox for its electronic signin system but hadnt been associated with the company for several months ppWe are hoping that the impact on our club will be minimal or zero given that we no longer deal with Outabox the club said on Facebook ppHowever if we discover that the data breach has had any effect on our club or our members we will advise furtherppMeanwhile East Maitland Bowling Club told its customers it had never used the services of Outabox and was investigating the matterppCustomers who believe they may have been affected can contact ID Support NSW on 1800 001 040 or by using an online formppA spokesperson for ClubsNSW which represents more than 1200 member clubs said it was deeply concerned about the security of data caught up in the breach ppWhile limited information is currently known we understand that some personal information of patrons of the clubs that use this IT provider may have been compromised the spokesperson saidppThe clubs concerned are working towards notifying all impacted patronsppThe spokesperson said ClubsNSW had met with all affected clubs of which there were fewer than 20ppWe wish to assure club members that additional updates will be provided once further details are confirmed the spokesperson saidppIn the interim club patrons are advised to take extra caution when reviewing emails or texts and to avoid clicking on any suspicious or unfamiliar linksppppppCarla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news state politics and investigations She is based in Sydney Contact her on carlamascarenhasaustcommunitymediacomauppCarla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news state politics and investigations She is based in Sydney Contact her on carlamascarenhasaustcommunitymediacomauppAdvertisementppSign up for our newsletter to stay up to dateppWe care about the protection of your data Read our Privacy PolicyppAdvertisementp
