- The Australian Human Rights Commission has inadvertently exposed data
- Personal information is included in the violation
- It is not yet known what information was specifically included
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has sent a review of data violation relating to attachments that uploaded the Commission’s web forms on its website. This includes about 670 documents that were “made potentially available by mistake,” the Commission confirms.
About 100 of these were actually available online, potentially through Bing or Google – causing the commission to tackle the violation.
“The Commission takes the question of privacy and data protection very seriously. It is critical that people are able to safely share personal and sensitive information with the Commission through our site. We sincerely apologize for people who may be affected. The Commission contacts affected persons as we have contact information to advise them on the violation.”
Personal information postponed
The violation was not a result of malicious or criminal acts, although the details will be updated as the investigations continue. Webforms from “Speaking from Experience Project (March-September 2024), Human Rights Awards 2023 nominations (July 3, 2023-4 September 2023) and National Anti-Racism Framework Concept Paper (October 2021-February 2022) were also affected by this data.”
Many of these include personal information from those affected, although not clearly specifically what was included. All affected in this incident have allegedly been notified by the organization.
For anyone who fears that they may have been affected by this or any other violation, we recommend monitoring your accounts, cards and statements closely to ensure that there is no suspicious activity.
