‘Concern’ over prime minister and Opposition leader’s phone numbers being leaked – SBS

Authorities are investigating a “concerning” data leak that has resulted in the public release of dozens of high-profile phone numbers, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Sussan Ley. The information was allegedly obtained by a third-party data site using artificial intelligence to scrape sites, including social media profiles, for user details. It is then collated to create a digital phonebook. Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles said the government was aware of the breach. “We’ve notified authorities, and that is being worked through. But obviously, there is concern,” he told reporters on Tuesday morning. Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles said authorities are looking into the breach. Source: AAP / James Ross Initial reporting by Australian website Ette Media claimed both major party leaders’ details, as well as those of Marles and former prime minister Scott Morrison, were “scraped” by the US-based site from professional networking platforms including LinkedIn. It prompted Ley’s office to request that LinkedIn “remove the information” from the Opposition leader’s profile. “This is obviously concerning, and we have reached out to LinkedIn to understand what occurred here. We are waiting for their response,” an Opposition spokesperson said. LinkedIn told SBS News that the third-party use of
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